I know this is an older post, but when you mentioned the fishy thing
bluesea, it reminded me of my first experience with pu.
It was some aged liu an from Imperial Tea Court. I found it had a very
distinct day-old-fish smell I just couldn't get past. It tasted like forrest
loam, but that fish smell, ew.
I found that very odd especially since I've seen it refered to as a good tea
on RFDT ( I think it was here anyway...)
Fortunetly, when I asked all you friendly folks, I got some good
suggestions, and I went to Jing tea shop, and got something that tastes (and
smells) better.
Marlene

"Bluesea" > wrote in message
...
>I forgot - I've also done gunpowder.
>
> Speaking of oolong...
>
> I received a sample of the #611 organic oolong from SpecialTeas the week
> before last and there was a distinctly fishy aroma and flavor to it. Is
> that
> weird or what? I'm wondering if they might have used fish fertilizer
> because
> I can't see tea being grown or dried around fish.
>
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> "Melinda" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Oolong has been good for this in my experience Bluesea. Enjoy.
>>
>> Melinda
>>
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>> daughters of disquiet or arrogance, both
>> fruits of temptation and the food of sacrilege." Djaout
>>
>>
>> "Bluesea" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >I bought the large IngenuiTea and started using it to make cold tea by
> the
>> > Cold Water Method. Whenever I open the refrigerator during the first
>> > few
>> > hours, I'm slow closing the door because I get captivated by the leaves
>> > floating around. It's very soothing, just like an aquarium, but I'm
>> > getting
>> > concerned about my electric bill because I've been keeping the door
>> > open
>> > so
>> > much, not to mention what the rising temperature's doing to my food.
>> >
>> > Yes, any clear pitcher or other container would do as well. I just
>> > never
>> > thought about trying the Cold Water Method befo
>> >
>> > 1. Measure tea and water into container - I'm using 1 tsp per 8 oz.
>> > 2. Set container in refrigerator overnight or for at least 6 hours
>> > 3. Strain
>> > 4. Enjoy clear, refreshing, cold tea.
>> >
>> > So far, I've tried decaf Darjeeling (the most active), decaf green,
> decaf
>> > black w/ apricot, and decaf sencha w/apricot (this left a lot of tiny
> leaf
>> > pieces to clean out - not easy), and all were excellent.
>> >
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