... day someone gave me some spinach from their garden. I rolled some into a bundle and started gnawing from the end. It immediately struck me what tea is missing the most is chewing. I do drink my leaf off the top and enjoy a spitwad now and then. Since I know I cant absolutely control tea taste I dont worry about it anymore perse (my methods have changed over the decades and still do) ...

...inches, though; the name of the cultivar used for Pu'er, in fact, means "big leaf". Not out of a packet I admit, but the largest whole "big leaf" I found on a bush long ago in Yunnan (and now framed on my office wall) is 27.5 cm long (10.63 inches) excluding stem. The longest Assam leaf I have is 21.7 cm (8.54 inches) long. Nigel at Teacraft

... but definitely oxidized. Mydnight wrote: On Aug 27, 9:37?pm, Space Cowboy <netst...@ix.netcom.com> wrote: Dan Cong Huang Zhi about an inch and half long. It is very stout twisted leaf almost like a twig ergo Zhi or Sprig. ...up in smoke... Dan Chongs are Wulong teas from the Chaoshan area in Guangdong. If you are looking for seriously long leaves, you should try to ...

... call the SquarePeg method :-) to see the leaf size. Im also dont sweat anything. I... I've never noticed large intact whole leaf which could be the grain problem. I... puer beeng but in practice the whole leaf wont make it to the pot. I... out a ruler and measure the longest leaf I could pick from the top of ... for Pu'er, in fact, means "big leaf". /Lew --- Lew Perin / perin@acm.org ...

... and half long.  It is very stout twisted leaf almost like a twig ergo Zhi or Sprig.  ... could use a pharmaceutical tray and count.  The infused leaf is green, the taste astringent but a constant through several infusions.  The leaf slowly gives up its geometry and taste.... cultivar used for Pu'er, in fact, means "big leaf". /Lew --- Lew Perin / perin@acm.org http://www.panix...

...Cong Huang Zhi about an inch and half long.  It is very stout twisted leaf almost like a twig ergo Zhi or Sprig.  If you were measuring this tea for brewing you could use a pharmaceutical tray and count.  The infused leaf is green, the taste astringent but a constant through several infusions.  The leaf slowly gives up its geometry and taste.  I would easily drink this tea...

... Cong Huang Zhi about an inch and half long. It is very stout twisted leaf almost like a twig ergo Zhi or Sprig. If you were measuring this tea for brewing you could use a pharmaceutical tray and count. The infused leaf is green, the taste astringent but a constant through several infusions. The leaf slowly gives up its geometry and taste. I would easily drink this tea in ...

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...%%2BArea%%2Btea%%2Bshops%%26#doc_bc21c35861f5579c And the follow up comments on comments while looking for anything on Vital Leaf Tea in San Francisco. I was by there yesterday, the 19th. I agree with the comments on ...tea I am only able to report I purchased a small amount of some wood bridge puerh loose leaf, I've only had the one cup this morning (without proper technique, I am sure). I ...

...green tea by topping off the spent morning leaves and letting it sit all day. No matter the leaf there is always a white film that develops. I think it is air bubbles held together by ...known" knowledge (in China or Chinese traditional medicine) that sheng puerh/green puerh/wild puerh leaf (maybe even green tea) contains some "poisons" or some natural chemicals (self-produced by the...