Best-value white tea (October 2026)
186 in-stock listings from 20 vendors matched this guide’s rule. Half of them cost under $0.28 per gram. The first entry, Jing Gu Yang Ta Yunnan Bai Mu Dan White Tea, costs $0.11/g, 60% below it.
Vendor list prices captured on October 1, 2026. They are a snapshot, not live prices: open the vendor page before you buy. The market-wide view is in the Loose Leaf Index.
How the list is picked
- Rule: White tea with a named growing region, sold in retail packs of 20–500 g, lowest USD per gram first.
- Eligible listings: In stock, known weight of at least 20 g, USD price per gram available.
- Spread: one vendor can hold at most 4 of the 25 places, so a single big catalog cannot fill the table.
- Per gram: the listed pack price in US dollars divided by the pack weight in grams.
Price per gram across the category
Where this list sits in the whole category
- Middle half of all matching listings (25th–75th percentile)
- Lowest to highest listing
- Median
- Teas in the table below (25)
How the 186 matching listings split by price per gram
- In-stock listings in the band
The ranked list
What one serving costs
Pick how much leaf you use per session. The table adds the leaf cost of one serving and how many servings each pack holds; the budget filter hides teas above your limit. Water, milk and repeat infusions are not counted.
| # | Tea | Vendor | Pack | Listed price | Per gram | Per serving | Servings per pack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jing Gu Yang Ta Yunnan Bai Mu Dan White TeaYunnan, China · 2026 harvest | Yunnan Sourcing | 100 g100 grams / Spring 2026 | $11.00 | $0.11 | $0.33 | 33 |
| 2 | Yunnan Yue Guang Bai Air-Dried White TeaYunnan, China · 2026 harvest | Yunnan Sourcing | 100 g100 grams / Spring 2026 | $11.50 | $0.12 | $0.35 | 33 |
| 3 | Imperial Grade Yue Guang Bai White Tea Mini CakeYunnan, China | Yunnan Sourcing | 100 g1 Cake (100 Grams) | $12.00 | $0.12 | $0.36 | 33 |
| 4 | Old Tree "Aged Cha Hua" Tea Flowers BrickYunnan, China | Yunnan Sourcing | 100 g100 Grams | $12.50 | $0.13 | $0.38 | 33 |
| 5 | 2026 LodestarYunnan, China · 2026 harvest | White2Tea | 200 g | $27.00 | $0.14 | $0.41 | 66 |
| 6 | 2023 Dian MeiYunnan, China · 2023 harvest | White2Tea | 200 g | $28.00 | $0.14 | $0.42 | 66 |
| 7 | 2019 Turtle DoveYunnan, China · 2019 harvest | White2Tea | 200 g | $29.00 | $0.14 | $0.43 | 66 |
| 8 | 2014 ShoumeiFujian, China · 2014 harvest | White2Tea | 360 g | $55.00 | $0.15 | $0.46 | 120 |
| 9 | 2020 Kunlu Shan Old Tree Aged Bai Cha / White Tea - 357g CakeYunnan, China · 2020 harvest | Crimson Lotus Tea | 357 g | $54.99 | $0.15 | $0.46 | 119 |
| 10 | 2025 Jingmai Gushu "White Tiger" Yunnan Bai Cha / White Tea - 200g CakeYunnan, China · 2025 harvest | Crimson Lotus Tea | 200 g1x 200g Cake | $34.99 | $0.17 | $0.52 | 66 |
| 11 | 2024 "White Christmas" Yunnan Bai Cha / White TeaYunnan, China · 2024 harvest | Crimson Lotus Tea | 200 g1x 200g Cake | $34.99 | $0.17 | $0.52 | 66 |
| 12 | 2023 Xiaguan White Moonlight White TeaYunnan, China · 2023 harvest | The Steeping Room | 200 g200g whole cake | $35.00 | $0.17 | $0.52 | 66 |
| 13 | Kumaon White | AgedKumaon, India | Young Mountain Tea | 453.6 g1 lb ($0.22/cup) | $79.99 | $0.18 | $0.53 | 151 |
| 14 | Kumaon WhiteKumaon, India | Young Mountain Tea | 453.6 g1 lb | $79.99 | $0.18 | $0.53 | 151 |
| 15 | 2025 Jingmai Gushu "White Tiger" Yunnan Bai Cha / White Tea - 200g Cake :: Seattle InventoryYunnan, China · 2025 harvest | Crimson Lotus Tea | 200 g1x 200g Cake | $37.99 | $0.19 | $0.57 | 66 |
| 16 | Shou Mei 寿眉 2018Fujian, China · 2018 harvest | Wuyi Origin | 150 g150g Bag | $33.00 | $0.22 | $0.66 | 50 |
| 17 | Bai Mu Dan 白牡丹2015Fujian, China · 2015 harvest | Wuyi Origin | 50 g50g Bag | $11.00 | $0.22 | $0.66 | 16 |
| 18 | Shou mei 寿眉 （2010）Fujian, China · 2010 harvest | Wuyi Origin | 50 g50g Bag | $11.00 | $0.22 | $0.66 | 16 |
| 19 | Jasmine Silver TipFujian, China | Smith Teamaker | 63.8 gLoose Leaf [2.25 oz] | $14.99 | $0.23 | $0.71 | 21 |
| 20 | 2024 Bada Mountain Yunnan White TeaYunnan, China · 2024 harvest | The Steeping Room | 100 g100 grams | $23.60 | $0.24 | $0.71 | 33 |
| 21 | Bai Mu Dan KingFujian, China | Jing Tea Shop | 100 g100gr pouch | $23.70 | $0.24 | $0.71 | 33 |
| 22 | Aged Xiao Bai ChaFujian, China | Jing Tea Shop | 100 g100gr pouch | $23.70 | $0.24 | $0.71 | 33 |
| 23 | Tong Mu White Tea 桐木白茶（2025）Fujian, China · 2025 harvest | Wuyi Origin | 150 g150g Bag | $36.30 | $0.24 | $0.73 | 50 |
| 24 | "White Peony" Bai Mudan White Tea Cake, 2023 (100g)Yunnan, China · 2023 harvest | Path of Cha | 100 gWhole Cake (100g; $0.25 per gram) | $25.00 | $0.25 | $0.75 | 33 |
| 25 | Qing Xin Gong Mei White Tea Cake, 2024 (100g)Yunnan, China · 2024 harvest | Path of Cha | 100 gWhole Cake (100g; $0.25 per gram) | $25.00 | $0.25 | $0.75 | 33 |
Vendors with the most matching listings
Median USD per gram across each vendor’s matching listings on October 1, 2026, not only the ones in the table above.
| Vendor | Matching listings | Median per gram |
|---|---|---|
| Yunnan Sourcing | 71 | $0.18 |
| White2Tea | 34 | $0.27 |
| Wuyi Origin | 19 | $0.35 |
| The Steeping Room | 8 | $0.40 |
| Crimson Lotus Tea | 7 | $0.19 |
| Path of Cha | 7 | $0.33 |
| Jing Tea Shop | 4 | $0.33 |
| Smith Teamaker | 4 | $0.39 |
| The Essence of Tea | 4 | $0.76 |
| Teabox | 4 | $0.80 |
Questions about this list
Across 186 in-stock white tea listings from 20 vendors on 2026-10-01, the median is $0.28 per gram. The middle half of listings runs $0.18 to $0.40.
Jing Gu Yang Ta Yunnan Bai Mu Dan White Tea from Yunnan Sourcing, at $0.11 per gram (100 grams / Spring 2026 for $11.00) on 2026-10-01. Check the vendor page before buying; prices change.
At $0.28 per gram, a 3 g Western-style cup costs about $0.83 in leaf, and a 6 g gongfu session about $1.65. Most leaf gives two or more infusions, so the real cost per cup is lower.
White tea with a named growing region, sold in retail packs of 20–500 g, lowest USD per gram first. Only in-stock teas sold in packs of 20 g or more count, and no vendor gets more than 4 places.