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> In the process of attempting to widen my tea vocabulary, I'm interested
> in trying some more diverse teas--Chinese teas, good black teas, etc.
> And I'd also like to find some teas which are enjoyable without milk.
>
> With Chinese food, I do enjoy the tea a local restaurant serves without
> milk. I do believe it's an oolong, but I also think it's probably
> extremely cheap.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions as to teas to try to bridge the gap
> between the milked cup and the unmilked teacup? Tea flavors and even
> specific tea brands would be greatly appreciated.

Green teas and oolongs are meant to be consumed w/o milk. Since you're
already accustomed to drinking some green teas w/ milk, my suggestion is
that you try to acclimate yourself to drinking them w/o as well as trying
new teas.

Some to try:

Green teas:
Lung Ching/Dragon's Well
Pi Lo Chun/Green Snail Spring
Green Dew Gunpowder (uptontea.com) - start with 1/2 tsp per cup, not 1.
Jade Gunpowder (uptontea.com) - start with 1/2 tsp per cup, not 1.

You might want to avoid green teas with "pan-fried" in the name as I've
found them to be rather nasty.

Black teas:
English Breakfast Wilson Select
Irish Breakfast (adagio.com)
Keemun Mao Feng
Keemun Hao Ya
Original Earl Grey (uptontea.com)
Decaf apricot (uptontea.com) - if you want to sweeten this one, I recommend
using apricot jam or preserves.

White teas:
Shou Mei/Sow Mee
Pai Mu Tan/Bai Mudan/White Peony
Snowbuds - more expensive so, be sure to buy sample size
Silver Needles - more expensive so, be sure to buy sample size

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