In article >, "Bluesea" > wrote:
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>"Dr. Gee" > wrote in message
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>> but i just don't like black tea without milk. black tea all tastes
>> pretty _bland_ to me without milk. & they all pretty much taste kind of
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>You have my condolences because I've got two Keemun samples (actually, I
[snip]
>distinctly different, the Mao Feng is chocolaty while the Hao Ya tastes like
>wine, [snip]
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>But, you got others you enjoy, so it's not as though you're without.
>

why condolescene?

1/4 of the tea i have is black tea + milk. most of tea i have, i don't add
milk (oolong, white, green, pu-erh (black, green or white) & flavored black
(e.g., Earl Grey)
since they don't need it. i'm very picky about oolong which is my "specialty"
:-)

i dont' know why. maybe it's because i grew up with oolong & Iron Budha,
rarely black.

i also have had the 2 same fine Keemuns (Mao Fen & Hao Ya A). they are better
than most black. & more distinctive than, say Assam or Dar Jeeling, breakfast
blends.
but they only _smells_ chocalate --- don't not taste chocality or winey _at
all_.
so they still improve with milk (IMHO)

most black tea, is like coffee to me, & milk takes the edges off for both.

a friend of mine is just the opposite: he drinks mostly black (without milk).
& he considers anything "green" (< 80% oxidation) _bland_ & tasteless. go
figure! taste is a strange & personal thing.

regards,



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