Best Seller From: Jiangxi Province

Organic White Peony

$14.95

5.0

Just $0.21/serving

Title: 1 oz Canister

1 oz Canister 8 oz Pouch 16 oz Pouch

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About Our Organic White Peony

White Peony (Bai Mudan, 白牡丹) is our most delicately flavored tea — bright, fresh, and clean, with none of the grassy or bitter notes that put people off green tea. The character is gentle: a little hay, a touch of honey, sometimes a faint hint of peach. Nothing you need to add anything to.

It's made from one bud and two young leaves, sun-dried and lightly baked with minimal oxidation — the least-processed tea we carry. That restraint is the point: what you're tasting is mostly the leaf itself.

Caffeine runs 10–20 mg per cup, which makes it the natural choice when you want something in your hands but not another coffee. Nadia drinks it before breakfast; her stomach is too sensitive for most teas first thing. Matthew reaches for it every afternoon at work. Kevin makes a pitcher of iced for Georgia summers.

Whole leaf, USDA organic, sourced from a worker-owned cooperative in Jiangxi Province. The leaves steep more than once — most people get two or three good cups from a single measure.

Brewing Guidelines for Organic White Peony

2:30 MIN

180 F

1 TSP - .8G PER CUP

Brewing Guidelines are for one 8 oz. cup.

The best way to brew your tea is the way you like - don't let anyone tell you different. Our guidelines are configured for making your tea a cup at a time - maybe with our stainless tea filter. If making by the pot, maintain temperature and time but try with slightly less tea than the math would suggest.

For more brewing instructions, read our brewing guidelines.

White Peony Tea (Bai Mudan) — What It Is, How to Brew It, and Why It's Different from Other White Teas

White tea is sometimes called "unprocessed," which isn't quite right but points at something true. Where green tea is fixed with heat almost immediately after picking — pan-fired, steamed, rolled — white tea leaves are simply laid out to wither over days, then dried. No firing, no rolling, no deliberate oxidation step. The result is a tea whose character reflects the raw material more directly than almost anything else we carry.

White Peony is the benchmark of the category. The picking standard is one bud with one or two young leaves — the combination gives the leaf more substance than bud-only Silver Needle, while keeping the defining lightness of the style. Brewed, it's hay, honey, occasionally a faint peach note, with a natural sweetness that needs nothing added. The finish is clean. It's the tea to start with if you've never had white tea, and the one people come back to after they've tried others.

Our White Peony is grown in the northeastern corner of Jiangxi Province, China, by a worker-owned cooperative we source from directly. USDA certified organic.

Brewing: 180°F water, 2 minutes 30 seconds, 1 tsp per 8 oz cup. These leaves are forgiving — the blog post on white tea says it plainly: essentially impossible to overbrew into bitterness. You'll get two or three steeps from a measure; add a minute with each refill.

FAQ

What does White Peony taste like?

Hay, honey, and sometimes a faint peach note — light and naturally sweet, with a clean finish. It's gentler than any green tea and nothing like black tea. "Mellow yet enlivening" is how one customer put it. No bitterness, no grassiness, no need to add anything.

How much caffeine is in White Peony tea?

About 10–20 mg per brewed 8 oz cup — the lowest of any tea with actual caffeine in it. For comparison, our green teas run 25–30 mg, and black teas around 50 mg. It's enough to register, not enough to disrupt. Several customers drink it as their before-breakfast cup specifically because it's this light.

Is White Peony good for everyday drinking?

Yes — this is a daily-drinker tea. It's simple to brew, forgiving of imprecise timing, and the flavor holds up to multiple steeps from the same leaves. Customers who start with it tend to stay with it. Matthew has been drinking it at work every afternoon for years.

Can I brew it iced?

Absolutely. Brew it a bit stronger than usual — about 30% more leaf — then pour over ice or chill in the fridge. It holds its character cold. Kevin makes a full pitcher for Georgia summers; Jennifer got the idea from a handwritten note that came with her order.

What's the difference between White Peony and Silver Needle?

Silver Needle is bud-only, which makes it the most delicate (and expensive) white tea. White Peony adds one or two young leaves to the bud, giving it slightly more body and a fuller flavor in the cup. If Silver Needle is a whisper, White Peony is a soft voice. Both are worth knowing; White Peony is the more practical everyday choice.

Customer Reviews for Organic White Peony

Like having tea with an old friend

This tea is like nothing I’ve ever had. My favourite is the White Peony. The first two shipments were sent to me as a gift from a dear friend. I love the personal notes from Mike. Your website is top notch. Tea is my personal indulgence and I just can’t go back to the dusty bags haha. Thank you, all the way from Newfoundland, Bev xo

PERFECTION

FINALLY!!! The most beautiful White Peony ever!!! I love White Peony so much…I had been buying it for a long time from a different supplier but their quality seemed to go downhill with every order. The bags were full of more sticks and stems than leaves and buds, and finally I received a bag that had the most horrendous flavor and I was absolutely baffled that they would sell something that brewed like swamp water. I haven’t ordered from anyone since because I was so put off but when I heard about Little Red Cup and saw they had organic, fair trade White Peony I knew I had to try it. I ordered this and some green teas in the four tea sampler and OH. MY. WORD. Every tea is truly outstanding!!! Divine flavor, so clean, and those little tins are packed full! The photo of the tin contents is from after I’ve made a big pot already. My order even came with the sweetest handwritten note from Mike! And it arrived on the day I came home from a surgery so the perfect timing made it even better. I will absolutely be ordering all my WP and green teas from LRC from now on! Thank you!!!

The best tea

This tea is so great. It has a smooth taste. You won’t be sorry with this tea.

Top quality white tea!

This tea is an excellent example of what white tea should be: lighter caffeine but fully flavoured when allowed to steep. I highly recommend it.

Wow, this tea is so good!

I ordered a sample pack, not knowing which teas to try. This was the first one I tried and it is amazing! Very mellow and smooth. Really lovely warm and after it cooled as well.

The instructions that came with the tea were so helpful too!

Delicious

Peonies are my favorite flowers so naturally I had to try this. This tea does not disappoint. It's so smooth and delicate in taste and pairs perfectly with a little honey. I prefer to steep this at 185 F instead of 180 for a little extra body. This is one of my favorites from LRCT so far :)

White Peony

I bought this after reading a number of on-line reviews and were they right. This is a light, semi-sweet tea that is great for making Ice tea. I make a pitcher of it and store away for those hot summer days. Really great choice.

Love this tea

I’ve always loved white peony tea and this one so far is the best. It’s very difficult to find in my area, especially when not in season. Couldn’t be happier I found this wonderful site! Thank you for sharing your passion for tea with us.

Light and Delicate

This is a delightful leaf that brews up very light, almost clear and has a light floral flavor. I like it for the second cup of the morning and add more leaves to make it a bit more substantial.

Consistently Good Cup of Tea

I have been drinking organic Bai Mudan for several years, and was glad to come across Little Red Cup White Peony - a Bai Mudan - last summer. It has a full spectrum flavor, yet remains smooth and creamy throughout each subsequent wetting of the leaves. Highly recommend it!

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Why Our Tea Is Organic

Tea is among the most heavily treated crops in conventional agriculture. When you steep tea leaves in hot water, you’re making an extraction—and that extraction doesn’t discriminate between flavor compounds and pesticide residues.Every tea we sell meets certified organic standards. Our teas are certified organic by the USDA and MOFGA (Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association), a leading independent organic certifier. This means no synthetic pesticides, no chemical fertilizers, and annual third-party inspections to verify it.We source from worker-owned cooperatives in rural, mountainous regions of China, where traditional growing methods align naturally with organic standards. These aren’t industrial plantations; they’re small farms where people have been growing tea the same way for generations.Healthier soil produces better tea. Plants grown without synthetic chemical inputs develop more complex flavor profiles. You can taste the difference.

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