How to Properly Store White Tea?
"Tea when one, med when three, gold when seven." is an expression we use to describe white teas, meaning that white tea taste like tea on the first year, then will taste like herbal medicine on the third, and will become extremely mellow and valuable like a hidden treasure after 7th year. Since white teas were not rolled during processing, it stays flat and bulky, making its flavor transforms easily with time. Year after year, you can feel the effect of aging, on the tea, not you, in a good way! However, being bulky also means that it may be affected by humidity. That's why we recommend you to squeeze out the air inside the package then seal it tight once it's opened, and keep it in a dry place away from direct sunlight. It's better to finish the tea as soon as possible, so as not risking it getting caught up by humidity. If you really want to stash some white teas to enjoy after a few year, it is recommended not to open the package until you are ready to drink it. We used pure aluminum foil bags to pack our teas, so it is sunlight proof. The air left inside the original package is already enough for the tea to transform.