"Lewis Perin" > wrote in message
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> I like to shop in Asian groceries where I live in New York, though I
> don't rely on them for most of the tea I drink. Occasionally
> something catches my eye, though, and I take a chance on it.
> Yesterday at an Indian grocery I bought Three Rivers Kashmiri Tea at
> $2.99 for 150g. I confess I hadn't known Kashmir produced tea. It
> was packaged in the kind of clear plastic jar that in the US seems to
> be used mainly for instant coffee but sported a pale pink top that
> would look out of place on a US supermarket shelf. The clear plastic
> showed that the tea was whole-leaf; that, I suppose, nerved me for the
> purchase.
>
> It's a medium body tea with a manageable amount of astringency and
> bitterness. What's really unusual about it is an intense aroma of
> apple, probably with a tinge of fermentation as in hard cider. This
> aroma carries over into the cup as by far the most prominent element
> of the taste. This tea probably isn't for everyone but I'm delighted
> I bought it.

Wow, do you remember which store, I'd like to pick some up!

-ben