Re: White tea

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> > > > > [...misconceptions in white tea article...]
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> > > > Lew: I found out that also Shuixian bud and leaves can by
> > > > processed in white tea
> > >
> > > Well, why not?  With all the interest in white tea these days, I would
> > > imagine we'll be seeing white teas made from all sorts of cultivars
> > > before long.  There's been white tea from Darjeeling for a year or
> > > two, for example.
> >
> > I think that not all cultivars are suitable to make baihao yinzhen,
since
> > you can you use only those with very fleshy and hairy buds.
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> When I said "all sorts of cultivars" I was speaking loosely.  To be
> more precise, I would imagine that some number of cultivars will be
> used for white tea just as e.g. a number of cultivars are successfully
> used for oolong.  (Not the same ones, of course!)
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> /Lew
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Lewis and Michael,
I think you are both right. I think we can put it in this way: there are
some cultivars, such as Fuding Baihao and Fuding Dabai, which are used (for
what I know) only for the production of white tea, and can be indeed called
"white cultivars"; others, such as Shuixian and some other kinds, might be
used for the production of white tea as well oolong or maybe other types (I
must admit that I haven't ever tryed anything but Chinese Fujian and
Zhejiang whites). Apart this, I can hardly imagine the thiny and tender buds
of cultivars such as Longjing 43, or Japanese Asahi or Midori, used for
making white tea.
Regard to silver needle Pu'er and Darjeeling white, I don't have any direct
experience nor available literature on them. Can you tell me something about
these teas?
L