Taimushan white teas are a prestigious commodity

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while the peel continues to release flavor

have been augmented with new plants by successive generations

The yellowish duanni (缎泥) ore is the lightest of typical Yixing ores

baozhong 1970 oolong_tieguanyin Taimushan white teas are aIn the seventies, when this tea was produced, there was only oolong and Baozhong tea in Taiwan. The most famous Baozhong (a. k. a. Pouchong) originated in Pinglin, and it is still produced there today. The dry leaves smell like potent medicinal herbs or even Herbes de Mallorca. The infusion is best described as a liqueur. The first steep wakes the leaves from their slumber, and the second is when the real fun begins. The mellow greenness is