Thank you for the feedback. Will try a better grade, and consider whether I
am willing to spend enough for some of what is supposedly the best. And I
will look for a local tea shop.

Oh, what is CTC? I assume it is something TeaCo, but can't figure out the
C.

Thanks again,

Dave

"Space Cowboy" > wrote in message
om...
> Jasmine comes in three tastes mediocre,good,great. Yin Hao #1 is on
> top of the food chain. Most in stores is mediocre. A good jasmine is
> the rarest. The differentiating factor is price. Assume all caffeine
> levels in tea to be a constant. The saturation is a function of time
> and temperature. For you PH enthusiasts Scottish breakfast is
> specifically blended for their soft water. I know cheap teas that
> taste great and expensive teas that taste bad. Bad is not a good word
> because it simply your personal taste. CTC teas are known for their
> kick simply because they infuse fast. I drink my share of robust
> breakfast blends. A strong cup should make you feel the hairs on your
> neck. I probably dilute any tea 3 to 1 because I do drink lot of tea
> during the morning tapering off by mid afternoon. My local tea shoppe
> gives you your money's worth of tea in a cup. So much so it is too
> strong for me and I carry out and decant the tea sock before I get to
> the car and using the leaves one more time after I get home. I'm not
> that rich.
>
> Jim
>
> "Dave" > wrote in message
>...
> > I seem to have read somewhere that Yin Hao Jasmine tea has a lot more
> > caffeine than "regular" Jasmine tea. Is this true? I would like to try
it,
> > but don't know if I should (still supposed to be staying away from
> > caffeine.) How much better a cup of tea would it likely make, than the
> > standard, low-end Jasmine I am getting from the local Chinese
supermarket?
> >
> > One more thing... Would the Yin Hao from someone like Stash be higher
or
> > lower in caffeine than the Yin Hao that I also find at that same local
> > Chinese supermarket? I was once told that the cheaper coffees, made
from
> > robusto, I think, are higher in caffeine than the better grade Arabica
> > coffees with similar flavor, so that is why I am asking. For all I
know,
> > the lower grade teas may have more caffeine/less flavor.
> >
> > Just wondering...
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Dave
> >