On Jul 11, 4:57*pm, "Dominic T." > wrote:
> On Jul 11, 4:05 pm, Rainy > wrote:
>
> > I only made a few pots so far so maybe
> > it will grow on me, but hou de and ipot
> > silver needles were perfect right away -
> > I find it very hard to screw up silver
> > needles if I don't totally overbrew it.
>
> In fairness Jing's makes it clear that this year has been particularly
> bad for it and that is why they have sourced this one from elsewhere.
> I actually posted that link because of the explanation given as to
> this years crop, but I could see how it doesn't stack up especially if
> any of the ones you tested were from last years harvest. Thanks for
> the info though, I tend to just trust Jing's fairly implicitly.
>
> - Dominic

That may be the case although Hou De's tasted
really fresh. At any rate I'd highly recommend
Jing's other teas to anyone, this is one rare
exception. In fact it's still better and cheaper
than whites you can get from places like Ten
Ren or Kam Man. I just realized that smell of
this Yin Zhen reminded me of whites and
Long Jing at Kam Man (It's a really great store
in Manhattan - just not that great for teas..)! -ak