> So, generally speaking, Hou De, Teaspring, Jing Tea Shop, IPOT, Seven
> Cups are considered good (did I miss any?), upton and specialteas are
> ok, adagio is more or less ok. I know there are also special shops for
> pu-erh. Of the shops I listed, which are best for greens? Whites?
> Darjeelings? Blacks? Etc.. If you can be more specific, i.e. japanese
> greens, dark oolongs, dan congs, great.
>
> I realized at last that I'm much more of a fan of whites and greens -
> the reason being not their taste, but smoothness, body, mouthfeel. If
> I make a very good oolong or pu-erh, their taste can be more
> interesting and complex but at the same time their body is much more
> "watery". All good Pai Mutans and Silver Needles have the qualities I
> like most in teas. With greens there's much variety and I think that
> Dragonwell, BLC, buddha tea (IPOT has it, not sure if it's exclusive),
> Zhong Qing Lu Cha, Hao Xian Bi Lu (taiwan Tai-Tung) seem to have these
> qualities, while An Si Bai Cha, Liu An Gua Pian, Gunpowder do not - or
> I was just unlucky with the first two. If I'm looking at a new - to me
> - green tea, how can I tell which category it will fall into?
>
> Some Oolongs are also fairly green. Are Dancongs considered to be dark
> type or in the middle between dark and green? Are 'woody' oolongs
> separate from dark or just another way to describe dark oolongs? Is
> there a reference site somewhere that lists all types of green, dark,
> woody, etc oolongs and shows to what extent each of them is either
> green or dark?
>
> How about pu-erhs, are there any that I will find close to green teas
> I prefer?