...> Interesting! I'm sure there are other teas with this same property, but more affordable. Any suggestions? The only one I know of is Bai Hao, AKA Oriental Beauty. I should confess that I don't actually know that the insects actually attack Mi Xiang the way they do Bai Hao; I was, uh, extrapolating. /Lew --- Lew Perin / perin@acm.org http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html

...responsible for the taste.............. Judging by what I see on Samovar's web site, this certainly isn't a Dancong. �I think the Dancong you're thinking of is Mi *Lan* Xiang. Mi Xiang has other meanings you could look up in Babelcarp, but from what they say, this tea is some kind of outlier, a fisted oolong subjected to the same insect stimulation as Oriental Beauty ...

... supposedly responsible for the taste.............. Judging by what I see on Samovar's web site, this certainly isn't a Dancong.  I think the Dancong you're thinking of is Mi *Lan* Xiang. Mi Xiang has other meanings you could look up in Babelcarp, but from what they say, this tea is some kind of outlier, a fisted oolong subjected to the same insect stimulation as Oriental Beauty ...

...residue is supposedly responsible for the taste.............. Judging by what I see on Samovar's web site, this certainly isn't a Dancong. I think the Dancong you're thinking of is Mi *Lan* Xiang. Mi Xiang has other meanings you could look up in Babelcarp, but from what they say, this tea is some kind of outlier, a fisted oolong subjected to the same insect stimulation as Oriental Beauty (...

...when brewing this cake. It looks so much like a big-leaf shu pu mini-bing that it took a moment extra for the distinctive Wuyi taste to arrive on first sip. Also, in this box, Nai Xiang Oolong. This one is probably with smoothest of the "milk" oolongs I've tastes and the flavour, although  very delicate, more pristine and clear in the "milky/silky" tones. I agree. In ...

..." when brewing this cake. It looks so much like a big-leaf shu pu mini-bing that it took a moment extra for the distinctive Wuyi taste to arrive on first sip. Also, in this box, Nai Xiang Oolong. This one is probably with smoothest of the "milk" oolongs I've tastes and the flavour, although very delicate, more pristine and clear in the "milky/silky" tones. I agree. In fact, I ...

...more wonderful '93 loose Menghai, a Nai Xiang Oolong and a brand new experience for...> Also, in this box, Nai Xiang Oolong. This one is probably with ..."milkiness" that appear in the Nai Xiang from Teaspring. Shen Saw those two items...to getting it, though. I heard nai xiang is a mass favorite in Taiwan. ...that's roasty-toasty, noit the Nai Xiang. Went to bed very late and just...

...> Some more wonderful '93 loose Menghai, a Nai Xiang Oolong and a brand new experience for me -... indulgence! Also, in this box, Nai Xiang Oolong. This one is probably with smoothest...> sweet "milkiness" that appear in the Nai Xiang from Teaspring. Shen Saw those two items a week...got around to getting it, though. I heard nai xiang is a mass favorite in Taiwan. Yes. They...

... wuyi? ~j On Sep 17, 6:00 am, Shen <ilu...@gmail.com> wrote: My small treasure of a box arrived Wednesday from Teaspring. Some more wonderful '93 loose Menghai, a Nai Xiang Oolong and a brand new experience for me - an Oolong Wu Yi Cha Bing. [snip] Shen I just wrote to Daniel regarding just that - he said to store it as you would any other Oolong and it ...

... Some more wonderful '93 loose Menghai, a Nai Xiang Oolong and a brand new experience for me - an... Autumn indulgence! Also, in this box, Nai Xiang Oolong. This one is probably with smoothest of ... sweet "milkiness" that appear in the Nai Xiang from Teaspring. Shen Saw those two items a week ... got around to getting it, though. I heard nai xiang is a mass favorite in Taiwan.