I think the most beautiful infused color is blood red from Yunnan
Black Gold. I think all leaf even fines has something to offer. I
like to watch Indian fines rain rocks from the initial volcanic
infusion plume on the surface. Afterwords I can spin the fines backup
into a tornado in a cylindrical glass pot. I like to watch the log
jam from needles right itself. I consider it an absolute sacrilege to
hide the agony of the leaves. If I have too I'll give up taste over
beauty.

Jim

PS My sister-in-law stopped by over the weekend who chastized me the
last time for not having any tea blossoms err it was the best tea she
tasted ever. She fell in love with my Pai Mu Tan so I didn't have to
impress her with my subsequent repertoire of tea blossoms which I hide
for myself. I did give her some PMT and a old bottle of green tea
balls without the hidden blossom which is some of the best green tea
I've tasted from China.

On May 14, 5:02 am, MarshalN > wrote:
> On May 12, 6:32 pm, pgwk > wrote:
....
> I believe a great, intact maocha from Yunnan destined for puerh
> production can be very beautiful.
>
> I also think that dianhong, the golden tip kind, is very nice looking.
>
> A properly handled Oriental Beauty is quite nice looking.
>
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