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Anyone feel similarly?

I am looking for new teas to look into.

I've been ordering from Upton for a while with the occasional bag traded or brought from a friend's trip. I stick to green/white nowadays. My favorites have been Upton's Mao Feng and Fragrant Cloud jasmine, though I also like Sencha, Gen-mai-cha, good Dragon Well, etc. Green sword of the emperor and after the snow sprouting have been decent light greens, also. Hated gunpowder green and young hyson - fruit, nut, smoke, vegetal flavors are good; tobacco flavor not so much. I am ambivalent about white teas, and am still looking for one I really like - they all seem touchy brewing and end up having a honey flavor or flavor like an oversteeped green darjeeling or something such that ruins the "white" flavor.

Anyone feel similarly? What have you found you liked?

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BDH
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Reply to
toci

No suggestions, then?

Bancha is grassier than sencha. Also ZG41 was super grassy. Shou Mei was the honey-est white, I want something with just the white flavor and lots of it.

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BDH

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

Reply to
BDH

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

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cup of tea

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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Michael Plant

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