I've never had two commercial brand Darjeelings that I thought taste
even nearly the same. It's the most competitive segment in the shelf
teas. It's the one taste you're going to like better than another. I
gave up a long time ago about being declarative about the taste.
Instead of one Darjeeling I drink many. It's the variety I like in
the taste so on average you can't go wrong. You can't complain about
CP one stop tea shopping. For urban shoppers convenience is more
important than taste. They're not going to flutter around town like
me looking for another brand of Darjeeling. I never worry about grade
but if I had my choice the bigger BOP the sexier. I think their big
type Whole Leaf just warns their consumers it isn't some gourmet
coffee.

Jim

Blair P. Houghton > wrote in message > ...
> I got some self-branded "whole leaf" tea at cost-plus a
> while back, and I don't recall whether I mentioned that
> "whole leaf" doesn't mean "whole leaves" to them.
>
> The broken leaves in CP's teas are a tad larger than the
> broken pieces in Twinings' loose teas; but the tea itself
> isn't nearly as good (comparing Darjeelings directly,
> especially).
>
> I mention it now (maybe again) because I'm about to throw
> the rest of the bag away, and don't want to forget to warn
> the world, first.
>
> --Blair
> "Go with what works."