"Lewis Perin" > wrote in message
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> > I guess that's true enough, but white tea is usually made
from
> > buds,
>
> No, it's *sometimes* made from buds. Silver Needles/Yinzhen
yes,
> White Peony/Bai Mudan/Pai Mutan no, Shou Mei no, etc. Some
greens, by
> the way, are bud-only.

I thought the "lower quality" white teas like Baimudan was made
from buds *and* the first and/or second leaf of the stem. Are
you saying that is wrong?

> > and it is possible that the caffeine content in buds is
lower than
> > in leaves.
>
> I don't think so, based on the small collection of numbers on
the Holy
> Mtn caffeine content page.

I'm not sure if that is a reliable source. Don't they state that
the teas they tested were made from tea bags? *Tea bags of white
tea*?