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Old 1st January 2007, 04:30 PM   #1 (permalink)
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> I liked my grassier, non-Upton sencha better than Upton's, but the
> place I bought it has gone out of business. I've tried several whites
> and they're all too pricey and too weak, but are satisfactory if you
> want an afternoon tea of slightly flavored hot water. I'm still on the
> search for something like my original sencha but have given up on the
> white. I did try a Darjeeling green, which tasted more like Darjeeling
> than green. 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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Old 1st January 2007, 10:21 PM   #2 (permalink)
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> I want something with just the white flavor
> and lots of it.


I've found Pai Mu Tan to be improvement worth the cost over shou mei.
But it's a bit too...acidic?
 
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Old 2nd January 2007, 04:26 AM   #3 (permalink)
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BDH wrote:
> > I want something with just the white flavor
> > and lots of it.

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


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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