And here I thought it was going to be a John Edwards type of thing....

"You had an oolong...it was a Phoenix Bird...right?...several years ago. You
have some unresolved issues with it..."

Or...something like that.

Melinda (FWIW, I like skim milk and sugar in my assams, javans, kenyans.
keemuns, ceylons, other black teas. No sugar or milk in my greens, oolongs
puers...eyuck, I tried milk and sugar in a Ten Ren puer once...)
--
"The country has entered an era in which
questions are not asked, for questions are
daughters of disquiet or arrogance, both
fruits of temptation and the food of sacrilege." Djaout
"Hannah" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> Dramatic subject heading aside, I have a tea dilemma: currently, I
> drink most of the teas I enjoy with milk (skim, but milk nonetheless).
> I enjoy chais, some fruity teas (Harney's Ginger Peach Twist and
> Upton's Blackberry), some vanilla teas, and lots of spicy teas (Upton's
> Christmas Blend, New England Harvest Blend, Orange Spice...). All of
> these teas seem to complement milk quite well.
> I've even tried flavored green teas with milk; I especially like Argo
> Tea's Green Chai and SpecialTea's Green Vanilla. I even (gasp!) once
> enjoyed The Republic of Tea's Tea of Inquiry (from a TEABAG, no less!)
> with milk.
>
> 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.
>
> [It's a bit early; I hope this is at least somewhat coherent.]
>