I don't remember Java tasting like Assam. I remember it mild with no
astringency. My local tea shoppe carries it off and on and it's not
cheap but what is? It's good but not worth the cost of hoarding but if
I could find it cheaper ...

Jim

toci wrote:
> Java tea is a perfectly good Assam-like tea, very cheap. I was a bit
> disappointed that it had no volcanic taste from the spent lava it was
> grown in. It amuses me to have my java be tea and not coffee, but when
> I'm through with my 50 cups, I'm going to move on to the Assam estates.
> Toci