The Chinese as scam artists is getting thin. How do you know your so
called Taiwanese teas aren't from some mainland front company on the
island selling your friends doctored tea? Dong Ding is the only
description I know that identifies the TKY exported to Taiwan way
back. Dong Ding is the only Fujian description I know that looks like
what is produced in Taiwan today. Nobody is trying to con anybody.
It's a matter of getting the usage correct. When I buy Yunnan Silver
Needles I know the difference from Fujian.

Jim

PS I want to mimic Taiwan teas. I'll doctor BenShan. That'll
fool'em. I'll go you one better. Tea can't hide the taste of
anything. You can hide the taste of tea.

On May 6, 5:06 am, Mydnight > wrote:
> On May 5, 10:32 pm, Space Cowboy > wrote:
>
> > PS The only tea I've tasted from Fujian that tastes very close to
> > Taiwan mtn teas is BenShan. In fact I will say I probably couldn't
> > tell the two apart in a blind taste test.
>
> The spooky thing about the mainland Wulongs is that you have no idea
> what kinds of chemicals they add to their teas to make them taste that
> way. There's no way to know what kind of tea you actually get,
> anyway, unless you have friends in the business.