I looked at these. These are Georgian, not Krasnodar.
Also we were talking about robust black teas.
If I will have a chance I will try to bring some for you when and if we meet
in mid-February in NY.

Sasha.


"Lewis Perin" > wrote in message
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> "Alex Chaihorsky" > writes:
>
>> [...]
>> Lenkoran tea could also be unforgettable. Why not asking these guys
>> directly? You are absolutely right in saying that Georgian tea has
>> probably
>> nothing to do with it. Georgian tea is low quality product - was, is and
>> most probably will remain that way until Georgians, who are avid wine
>> drinkers start drinking tea. Georgian tea was produced for Soviet mass
>> market when Georgia was a part of USSR.
>
> I've tasted some exceptions to this. There's now small-scale
> production of high quality tea there. Nigel Melican has consulted
> with growers there, and his family's company nbtea.co.uk sells some of
> the results (apparently only white tea right now.)
>
> /Lew
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