Warren C. Liebold > wrote:
>
>"Blair P. Houghton" > asked:
>> Okay.
>>
>> How does concentration remove valuable
>> qualities from the essence of tea?
>>
>> "Gonna to hear it somewhere;
>> might as well be here."
>
>It may not be a matter of concentration, but it is a matter of freshness.

Okay.

How is it that a leaf that's been rolled, dried, fermented,
baked, and stored in a box for upwards of 9 months before
finds its first-flushy way from Ceylon to your mug is
"fresh"?

--Blair
"One myth at a time, please."