"Dominic T." > writes:

> [...Taiping Hou Kui...]
>
> Liu An is admittedly not one of my strong suits and I'm relatively
> inexperienced with it, but while it isn't a personal favorite either
> I can appreciate it a bit more and brewing is more forgiving as far
> as what I've seen. I treat it like a green Puerh and a quick rinse
> as well as hotter water (90-100c).

Are you sure you're talking about Liu An Guapian here? It sounds as
if you mean the post-fermented Liu An tea, which is quite different: a
tea that most people prefer to drink once it's aged for many years.

/Lew
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