I've finally come to the conclusion that both the white teas and
Darjeelings are not for me. Ethereal, dainty, light, are all words
that mean- tastes like water. Not that there's anything wrong with
water, but why mix expensive leaves in it? For those who can taste
and rhapsidize over them, you now have more. Toci

toci yahoo.com> writes:

Your generosity is appreciated, but in fairness to yourself, don't
assume your taste will never change.

/Lew

On Aug 3, 3:02 pm, toci yahoo.com> wrote:

I'm not a lover of whites or Darjeelings myself, but I have come
across a number that are undeniably excellent. I think the separation
between bad and good is much greater in these teas, and there is very
little (to no) middle ground for mediocre ones. They also vary more
wildly than a lot of other teas year to year in flavor, so a favorite
this year can be a dog next.

Hey Toci
Just curios what type of foods do you eat, reason I ask is that the
white teas and darjeelings bode well with light food like say fish
where as the heavy stuff like say keemun goes good with your meats
etc . Maybe that s why they are very uninteresting to to the
pallette ?

Maurice

toci wrote:

Have you tried the newly available oolong-style Darjeelings? If they
aren't strong enough, it's a short step to poteen or asphalt.

-DM

On Aug 3, 12:02 pm, toci yahoo.com> wrote:

Until recently, I would have agreed with you. Whites, particularly,
have always seemed a little insipid to me.
However, during a recent green tea tasting at Imperial Tea Court, I
had the privilege of savouring...

On Aug 3, 4:24 pm, DogMa worldnet.att.net> wrote:

DogMa, can you recommend a source for those?

Alex

Shen gmail.com> writes:

If it isn't (partially) sun-dried, it shouldn't be called white tea.

/Lew

On Aug 3, 9:02 pm, toci yahoo.com> wrote:

I don

On Aug 3, 2:15 pm, Lewis Perin panix.com> wrote:

Lew,
I believe this is totally sun-dried.
Shen