"Marlene Wood" > writes:

> I forgot to mention my other find in the excitement of the pu.
> I got a 'Gift Pack of the World's Finest Quality Tea". It had 6 small tins
> printed in black and red over brass. It had tie guan yin, jasmine, yunnan,
> orchid, and sow mee.
> The yunnan tasted pu like actually, and the jasmine is hardly jasmine
> scented. The tie guan yin is not tightly rolled, and I gave the oolong to a
> woman on the bus who seemed interested in my purchaces. She seemed to like
> it. the sow mee (which i've never heard of before, any info?)

Also known as Shou Mei. It's a fairly low grade of white tea made
from rather big leaves after the smaller leaves and buds are culled
for higher grades.

/Lew
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