I'll second that! Donations most graciously and humbly accepted...

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Danny


"Michael Plant" > wrote in message
...
> 1/12/06
>
>> Oh yes, I forgot to add, the 50/60s samples of red label - the zhao qi
>> hong
>> yin - do not have plum taste (? - you meant taste, not fragrance,
>> right?).
>> The fragrance is distinctively floral and ?orchidy?, the tea, by
>> comparison
>> to those from the later date, is sweeter, perhaps that's where you
>> discern
>> the plum note?
>
> Your question leads me to go out and have another go at all my samples:
> Goody, another old Pu'erh orgy ahead.
>>
>> But technically, Almond / Plum / Date fragrances and tastes are mostly
>> (and
>> majority) the products of hydro-thermal fermentation process.
>
> WHAT! Say, it ain't so, Danny. These flavors figure in the 1950 together
> with camphor, leather, lots of other complexities. Back to the tearoom.
>
> Donations graciously accepted.
>
> Michael
>