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I am looking for new teas to look into.I've been ordering from Upton for a while with the occasional bagtraded or brought from a friend's trip. I stick to green/whitenowadays. My favorites have been Upton's Mao Feng and Fragrant Cloudjasmine, though I also like Sencha, Gen-mai-cha, good Dragon Well, etc.Green sword of the emperor and after the snow sprouting have beendecent light greens, also. Hated gunpowder green and young hyson -fruit, nut, smoke, vegetal flavors are good; tobacco flavor not somuch. I am ambivalent about white teas, and am still looking for one Ireally like - they all seem touchy brewing and end up having a honeyflavor or flavor like an oversteeped green darjeeling or something suchthat ruins the "white" flavor.Anyone feel similarly? What have you found you liked?

toci · Accepted Answer

I liked my grassier, non-Upton sencha better than Upton's, but theplace I bought it has gone out of business.  I've tried several whitesand they're all too pricey and too weak, but are satisfactory if youwant an afternoon tea of slightly flavored hot water.  I'm still on thesearch for something like my original sencha but have given up on thewhite.  I did try a Darjeeling green, which tasted more like Darjeelingthan green.     TociBDH wrote:

BDH · Answer

No suggestions, then?Bancha is grassier than sencha. Also ZG41 was super grassy. Shou Meiwas the honey-est white, I want something with just the white flavorand lots of it.

BDH · Answer

I've found Pai Mu Tan to be improvement worth the cost over shou mei.But it's a bit too...acidic?

cup of tea · Answer

Pai mu tan is white tea. but it is not a high grade of white tea.. youshould try silver  will give you a good flavor ..

Michael Plant · Answer

I love both, and they are different in style, texture, and taste. Although they are from the same plant, the Bai Mu Tan including some full leaves along with the buds and the Silver Needles version being pure bud, each has its time and its season.

Since Bai Mu Dan is a mix of bud and leaf, the proportions of these vary drasticly from maker to maker. Keep trying, and you'll find your favorite. Make sure the tea is fresh. It makes a huge difference.

I'm not sure what the original poster means by "the white flavor".

Just thoughts.

Michael

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