I am looking for new teas to look into.

I've been ordering from Upton for a while with the occasional bag
traded or brought from a friend's trip. I stick to green/white
nowadays. My favorites have been Upton's Mao Feng and Fragrant Cloud
jasmine, though I also like Sencha, Gen-mai-cha, good Dragon Well, etc.
Green sword of the emperor and after the snow sprouting have been
decent light greens, also. Hated gunpowder green and young hyson -
fruit, nut, smoke, vegetal flavors are good; tobacco flavor not so
much. I am ambivalent about white teas, and am still looking for one I
really like - they all seem touchy brewing and end up having a honey
flavor or flavor like an oversteeped green darjeeling or something such
that ruins the "white" flavor.

Anyone feel similarly? What have you found you liked?

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
BDH wrote:
> I am looking for new teas to look into.
>
> I've been ordering from Upton for a while with the occasional bag
> traded or brought from a friend's trip. I stick to green/white
> nowadays. My favorites have been Upton's Mao Feng and Fragrant Cloud
> jasmine, though I also like Sencha, Gen-mai-cha, good Dragon Well, etc.
> Green sword of the emperor and after the snow sprouting have been
> decent light greens, also. Hated gunpowder green and young hyson -
> fruit, nut, smoke, vegetal flavors are good; tobacco flavor not so
> much. I am ambivalent about white teas, and am still looking for one I
> really like - they all seem touchy brewing and end up having a honey
> flavor or flavor like an oversteeped green darjeeling or something such
> that ruins the "white" flavor.
>
> Anyone feel similarly? What have you found you liked?

> 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.

> 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?

BDH wrote:
> > 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?

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 ..

>>> 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?

> 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 ..

I love both, and they are different in style,
texture, and taste. Although they are from
the same plant, the Bai Mu Tan including
some full leaves along with the buds and
the Silver Needles version being pure bud,
each has its time and its season.

Since Bai Mu Dan is a mix of bud and
leaf, the proportions of these vary drasticly
from maker to maker. Keep trying, and
you'll find your favorite. Make sure the
tea is fresh. It makes a huge difference.

I'm not sure what the original poster
means by "the white flavor".

Just thoughts.

Michael