Now if you don't know what white tea is then you can look here for details.  But essentially it’s a light, often slightly sweet, tea that has the least processing of all tea types.  It is also characterized by having a large portion of buds mixed with the tea leaves because it is picked just before sprouting. 

White tea is currently one of my personal favorites.  Prior to my current white tea cravings, however, I was a devoted black Assam tea drinker.  Black Assam tea is a heavy tea with a somewhat malty flavor.  It’s great for holding milk and I used to drink it with a good amount of milk and some honey.  White tea and milk don't mix - the milk would overpower the tea and you don't need honey because white tea is somewhat naturally sweet.  Given these vast differences I'm still amazed that you can get white Assam tea.  In fact, I was so amazed that I had to try some first hand and recently purchased a white, green, and black Assam tea for comparison.   I was surprised at just how unique each of these tea were given they are all Assam tea.  I haven't decided which my favorite is since the white and green Assam’s are different compared to the more traditional Chinese white and green teas I'm used to but I have definitely added more tea varietals to my stash of tea to enjoy!