Blair P. m3/18/04


> 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."


Blair,

Many of us buy our teas during strategically chosen months in order to get
the tea fresh. A tea processed in April might be in my hands three weeks
after processing. That's not so bad. I don't know where you got that 9 month
figure. Reliable vendors come in with a pretty fresh product.

What kind of tea do you drink and how do you brew it?

Michael