Vietnam: Type of tea priced at nearly 700,000 VND/kg, living at an altitude over 1,500 m, has up to 3 reasons for its high cost

Source: doisongphapluat.nguoiduatin.vn The "precious as gold" tea in Vietnam In the tea drinking community, the ancient Bai Long tea is not a name commonly seen on commercial labels. "Bai" refers to the soft white hairs covering the young tea buds; "Long" is an honorific for the ancient tea trees that have lived for hundreds of years, towering among high mountains. This is a classification based on quality, used by artisans and tea connoisseurs to refer to an extremely rare group of teas selected from ancient trees with superior characteristics. The soft white hairs covering the young tea buds are a characteristic sign of the selected ancient tea. Photo: doisongphapluat.nguoiduatin.vn Not every ancient tea tree can produce Bai Long tea. Within the same tea forest, only a very small percentage meet the criteria: young buds covered with thick white hairs, pure natural fragrance, growing in cold climate conditions, high altitudes, and a near-pristine environment. According to the ...