Hi Edgardo,

I'm relatively new to tea myself, having "seriously" started drinking
it about 4 years ago.

I would say the biggest difference in flavor comes from loose-leaf,
well-packaged tea, and cardboard-box teabag (awful). You can choose
the same type of tea, like Oolong, and the looseleaf kind will taste
much different, and much better, than the bagged kind.

(The only exception I've noticed is for rooibos; the looseleaf kind is
just a bit better. But for regular black, green and oolong
teas--looseleaf is the best)

Personally, I also like the "unflavored" versions of teas, those
without added vanilla/fruit/other flavors. I think they're usually
used to mask poor-quality teas. The exception is good Jasmine green
tea, where the Jasmine complements the green tea base.

I also suggest trying sample packs--I've had good luck with
teasource.com and uptontea.com.

Also, I *hated* green tea and pu-erh when I first tried them. Like
wines, you "grow" into green tea, and now I'm addicted to it. Pu-erh
is still a bit strange for me...

Buena suerte,
Jason



"Edgardo Jimenez" > wrote in message >...
> Sorry, not luck. I live in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Its Coffee country
> here!.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Edgardo
>
> "Joseph Kubera" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Edgardo,
> >
> > Do you live in a city where there are good tea-houses? In other words,
> > establishments where you can be served different teas, properly prepared.
> If
> > so, this might be a good first step for someone who is unfamiliar with the
> > various types of tea.
> >
> > If you mention where you live, perhaps some people on this list can
> recommend
> > good places close to you.
> >
> > Joe