Thanks to Phyll Sheng, I came across this great article over at CHA DAO on some of the biochemistry behind Darjeeling and oolongs. If you're interested in this sort of stuff, definitely check it out-- there's a lot more info there than in my previous post about astringency and polyphenols.
Notes on the Biochemistry of Tea
2004 Yang Qing Hao Jinhao Chawang
12 hours ago
FYI, the second installment to the 11/9/06 article was posted recently on 4/11/07.
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