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Cresting Cranes of Legend from Nourish Tea
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This was the first white tea that I tried in the loose form and the tea that made me understand that I have to switch from bags to loose tea. I’ve tried many different brands of bagged white tea before that and every single one was turning into dark brown liquid in under 60 seconds of steeping time. This one was first to brew into a golden color.

Overall taste wise it’s a very pleasant tea. I enjoyed it quite a bit until I stuck my head into the premium department and realized what else is out there. It’s sitting a little lower on the quality scale for me because the leaves in my tin came quite broken up and I even got a stem or two.

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ashmanra
ashmanra 2013-01-28 09:59:46 -0500

I have had some white teas with stems, and I think it has more to do with production style than quality, for instance, Chinese oolongs almost never ever have stems, Taiwanese, which are some of the finest in the world, almost always have stems, that’s just how they do it. White tea is fascinating, isn’t it? I have one tin that is so soft and fluffy and the eaves are long and thin. I have another tin that looks like someone chopped up what they raked out of my front yard. Both are great teas! Shou Mei (Soo Mee) is one that can have large broken pieces and still be great white tea.

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