White tea has an ephemeral taste. Till you know what it is, brew it
with boiling water and lots and lots of leaf letting it stew in the pot
for at least 5 minutes. It can take the abuse. There is no such thing
as a astringent bitter overbrewed white tea. The white tea that cries
out for a glass pot is Yinzhen. It will look like stalactites in the
water. One of my favorite anytime teas is a white tea called SowMee.
It is cheap and easily found in Chinatown. It makes a mushy pot of
tea. It looks like autumn leaves after a rain. The other white tea is
called BaiMuDan. It contains hair particulate which adds a nice foam
to the cup. I especially like a White tea when I'm tired of everything
else.

Jim

PS Damn that tetanus shot hurts. You never know when a remodeler will
need an extra hand besides the one that hands them the check at the end
of the week.

Kitty wrote:
> Hi again all,
> For Christmas my daughter bought me a Brown Betty tea pot, which I
> wanted, and two packages of unflavored white tea, which I didn't. How
> do you make this tea? Every time I make it it seems very bland and
> flavorless. How can I make it so it has some flavor? Kitty