Michael Plant > wrote:
>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.

Sounds pretty good, actually. You should go into business.

>I don't know where you got that 9 month
>figure.

From the "first flush" labels on stuff being sold in January.

>Reliable vendors come in with a pretty fresh product.

For reliable values fo reliable.

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

Black tea in bags, these days. I'm on the road. I'm only
just getting into tea seriously, but seriously it appears
there's more variety than quality, and plenty of opportunity
to step wrong.

--Blair
"Try entering 'tea shop' and
'Peoria, Illinois' in a search
engine and you'll understand
why I'm not trying too hard
this month..."