"Jason F in Los Angeles" > writes:

> It depends on how much you want to spend, as oolongs can be very
> expensive. I find less expensive "green/jade/light roast" oolongs to be
> the most forgiving. Conversely, if you buy cheap "high fire" oolongs,
> like Da Hong Pao, it's likely to turn you off to the genre altogether,
> as they taste like charcoal.

I assume you don't mean *all* Da Hong Pao here, right? Just the
cheap, badly made, possibly fake stuff?

/Lew
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