On Sat, 22 Mar 2008 19:13:47 -0400, Michael Plant
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>>> Buying lot of green tea is unadvisable, mostly because the tea itself
>>> will deteriorate over the time.
>>> Also, this post looks like an awkward advertisement.
>>> Tomas tuochatea.blogspot.com
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>> All right, Tomas, what have you to suggest instead of what I "advertise"?
>> My guess is that you are biased against buying "lot of green tea," but is
>> 2 lbs. really a lot? If it's as palatable as I expect, it'll be gone in
>> a year. Ordering less more often does increase shipping and handling
>> cost, you know. bookburn
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>Bookburn, I drink Chinese and Japanese green tea in the spring. Usually, I do not have any left by the middle of summer. After several weeks, I note that the freshness I like so much in a green tea is mostly gone. That's my experience. Two pounds is a tremendous amount of tea, for me and I suspect for most of us. Buying that much green tea at a time would be foolish for me, although, if you can't taste the difference between that tea when you first open it and that tea a year later, no harm done.
>Michael

I hope to enjoy the freshness of spring green tea, also. In the
autumn and winter, I will still have the green tea, alas, not as fresh
but still enjoyable, I hope. If I use more leaves in a brew to
improve taste as they age, my supply will be gone sooner, so I have
that to be philosophical about as I drink green tea this time next
near. What goes around, comes around. bookburn