Space Cowboy > writes:

> Here is a picture of my OB:
>
> http://i47.tinypic.com/nxjot0.jpg
>
> I couldnt get a good picture of the color. The top dry leaf is white
> bud and dark leaf. The bottom wet leaf shows two leaf and a bud with
> faded greenish brown color.
>
> I wouldnt disagree with the packaged TenRen description. I have a
> previous post comparing it to Darjeeling. It was sold in the US as a
> Darjeeling prior to WWII. The story goes the same aphid eats both
> leaving it saliva behind for similar taste.

I very much doubt it's the bug saliva. There was a Japanese study -
sorry, I don't have a citation handy - in which they mechanically
perforated tea leaves and got the characteristic OB aroma compounds as a
result.

/Lew
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