Lewis Perin wrote:
> I don't believe I compared Apoorva to U.S. supermarket teas. A
> cup-to-cup test against, say, the Lipton label teas you see in India
> and in U.S. shops catering to South Asians might be interesting. As
> for "different grades and quality", that was my original point, I
> think. I'm surprised that it aroused controversy.

No, no controversy... it was just that in reference to the OP I was
mainly trying to say that you really can't go wrong with Makaibari...
sure it is a generalization and I'm sure there is poorer Makaibari but
it is still "good" and better than the most base teas. For many of us,
yes, a Maki FF, 2ndF, Castleton, Margaret's Hope, etc. is the only tea
we would seriously consider in this area but for someone just starting
out a basic easy to understand rule of thumb would be Makaibari ==
good. Which is basically what she was asking.

I just know that we can get into more detail than needed at times and
this can be daunting for a newcomer like the OP, I was just trying to
keep it simple No worries.

- Dominic