Gavin > wrote:
>
>When my girlfriend and I tried our newly-purchased Ceylon leaves
>(Ceylon Battalgalla OP, FWIW) for the first time, our collective first
>reaction was "It's just like Lipton!" Our second response was "But so
>much better!"

Pretty much all of the Uva-grown Ceylon teas seem like that. It's a very
familiar flavour, but the good ones are better than the crappy ones. And
they make excellent iced tea.

The lower altitude Ceylon teas are more interesting in my opinion. They
are more mellow and less robust, and are better for drinking hot without
milk. I think the real tea flavour comes through better that way, but
that's just me.

>Good breakfast tea. Still has an enjoyable taste a long time after
>finishing the cup.

This is the way tea should be.
--scott
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