LiuAn is the fermented tea specialty of southern Guangxi province. I'm
not talking about Lu-An Gua Pian. So far it seems LiuAn is the loose
leaf version and LiuBao the compressed. Maybe not.

Jim

Lewis Perin wrote:
"Space Cowboy" writes:

My LiuAn comes in 500g baskets wrapped by bamboo leaf. One basket
is
loose leaf. The other slightly compressed but flakes easily. The
loose basket is expensive $25 the compressed cheap $6. The taste I
describe as mild shu with strong notes of sheng. My notes say
LiuAn is
a single fermentation and puerh a double. Fermentation will
produce
gas as a byproduct and oxidation can't.

Liu An isn't Liu Bao.

/Lew
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