> A good honest Keemun is what he wants. Nice and thick and winey and/or
> chocolatey. Can't go wrong. If it's gonna be a Yunnan, he's more apt to
> find
> a mapley one in the blond leaf style known as Royal or Golden. Otherwise,
> more likely peppery. What do you think? Just thoughts.
>
> Michael

Thanks for the recommendations for Yunann. I think I may have tried Lapsang
Souchong, some time ago but don't remember it. I'll get both on my next
foray to Chinatown.



On Sunday, I went to Viks Distributors in Berkeley. The regal matriarch was
not present. I stocked up on some Brooke Bond Red Label (my staple). The
package says " A special select blend of 'CTC' Tea from Assam for that
distinctive taste and color.



I also bought some Wagh Bakri strong CTC Leaf Tea. It has a beautiful
package. It's Assam too but not as flavorful as Red Label. I picked up some
Jivraj9 Tea. The beautiful young lady on the package may have swayed me.
This tea is "Hygienically" packaged! Makes one think about those other teas
doesn't it ? Are you drinking filthy tea? It may taste better? I don't know.
I haven't opened my packet of Jivraj 9 tea yet. It does say it is
"exotically' fresh. I just love the language. I can imagine such a tea
drinker saying things like, "How delicious to meet you." This is also 'CTC'
leaf pure Assam.



Not to be too stuck in my ways, I went a bit wild and bought some Tea India
Masala Chai Tea. It was a mistake. Why mess tea up? I went with the missus.
She bought a package of PG tips. Good tea, but in a bag! She's American so I
have to cut her some slack.