**©© > writes:

> it sometimes occurs that i will find a tea at my local vendor's shop
> the fragrance of which attracts me mightily. it likewise sometimes
> occurs that i am dis- appointed by the tea which is subsequently
> pro- duced from said leaves. it would follow from this that leaf
> fragrance is not a solid indicator of quality. there are, of course,
> many things which need be tested in determining quality, but it is
> passing strange that a batch could give up an entirely pleasing
> aroma in leaf form and then fall short in taste.
>
> any illumination of this would be welcomed.

Maybe said leaves prefer to be brewed differently from the way you
tried. If you could identify the tea and tell us what you did with
it, we might be able to help.

/Lew
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