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by gaaah
Sun Apr 18, 2021 8:21 am
Forum: White Tea
Topic: eBay has me confused - Bai Mu Dan vs Shoumei ?
Replies: 4
Views: 6117

eBay has me confused - Bai Mu Dan vs Shoumei ?

The Bai Mu Dan I always seek is the traditional style with all brown oxidized leaves. Currently, I can't seem to find the loose leaf style of this anywhere, and user Bok kindly left this link in another post to help me understand why: https://www.theoolongdrunk.com/single-post/the-inconceivable-lie-...
by gaaah
Sat Apr 17, 2021 12:44 pm
Forum: Black Tea
Topic: looking for a "raisin-y" tea
Replies: 7
Views: 3586

Re: looking for a "raisin-y" tea

I think I found it, or at least came close. It's an organic Fuding Bai Mu Dan. It's NOT the green style that seems to be the only thing you can find nowadays, but the older traditional style. These are in tea ball form with the gold foil wrappers. There are no green or drab green leaves, instead, al...
by gaaah
Fri Mar 12, 2021 12:23 pm
Forum: Black Tea
Topic: looking for a "raisin-y" tea
Replies: 7
Views: 3586

looking for a "raisin-y" tea

I've been exploring teas for a number of years now and am now concentrating on my unflavored loose-leaf blacks, mostly single-estate, but some blended. I have about 20 of such in my collection from India, China, Africa, and even Japan. One flavor component I love in a black is a "rasin-y" note. Anot...