For Pu-Erh, ugly is the new pretty. The conventionally pretty white tippy buds(right) of the Spring Pu-Erh, are relatively useless for aged Pu-Erh. After a period of aging, these white tips will have no taste. Aging the tea requires the more mature hardy leaves (left). In the Spring, many of these large arbor type tea plants will produce some enormous silver buds. Uneducated consumers will prefer these….
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