On 2006-01-25 03:37:03 -0800, "Dominic T." > said:

>
> S. Chancellor wrote:
>> I received my tea today. The pinhead gunpowder is markedly smaller
>> than the Extra Gunpowder that I already have, it also tastes much
>> better.
>
> Well then I'd say you done good! Now I'm going to have to place an
> order, my fiance will thank you, I'll share my experience once I
> receive it.

Just keep in mind I'm very much a novice. The tea I've preferred
most so far was some Loose Leaf Green tea from Stash at the super
market. It tasted very fresh and green to me. The bilochun is almost
as 'green', and the pinhead comes in after that. The two other
gunpowders I have were Extra Gunpowder from a brand called "FooJoy" and
Special Gunpowder from Tecksoon.

I hope that gives you some idea of what to expect.

>> The CO2 decaffeinated tea I purchased has an odd smell to it,
>> almost like fresh cut grass. However, it does not brew green, but
>> rather almost the color of black tea. I care for it much less. I
>> don't know of any way to tell if it's really CO2 decaffeinated or not.
>
> I'm no expert in decaffeinated teas, especially CO2. At first when you
> mentioned "fresh cut grass" I instantly thought it may be Sencha... but
> then the the black hue when brewed threw me totally off. I can't for
> the life of me figure out how a green tea with a fresh cut grass smell
> could brew a black tea color, not even if CO2 was involved in any way.
> I'll have to do some research on this one, you stumped me. But, how
> does it taste? That was the only thing you left out.

You're probably right. It seems that a lot of decaffeinated teas are
implicitly Sencha. The tea also isn't 'black' i didn't mean to imply
that. It doesn't taste like black tea either. It's very dark though,
darker than the cheap gunpowder I bought. It is almost the color that
my lipton tea bags make if they're not left in the water too long.

-S.