Hi Jim, maybe some day you will open a tea shop. You seem very
knowledgeable and enthusiastic about teas.

Do you live in the U.K.?

If you know Indian Estate teas can I send you the name of one or two
and you can see if you recognize them?

Best,

Noel


Space Cowboy wrote:
> I saw in the paper mention of a new tea shoppe in the metro area. It
> is run by a woman who lived in France for 12 years and decided to start
> her own. It is located in a major antique area so she gets a lot of
> foot traffic. I thought this a good location. She makes the pastries
> and serves a limited menu. She had a good selection of teas. All the
> teas from India were from recognizable estates. I got a pot of
> Makaibari green Darjeeling FOP. All the 16oz pots were $5 and 26oz
> $6.50. Since they're not topped off you're lucky to get 2/3 of either.
> Nobody can make a pot to satisfy me. The only thing I know about tea
> shoppes they are expensive for what you get. What I saved on the free
> day at the Nature and Science museum I spent for lunch and tea. Most
> of the tables were full on Sunday and the owner made sure to chat at
> each. We had a short discussion on Darjeeling white teas. She seemed
> embarrassed when I asked the cost per oz on the Makaibari. She said $3
> and I told her $10/100g was the standard cost of any estate tea from
> anywhere let alone something that was more premium. I was probably her
> first customer who understood metrics. My local tea shoppe is doing
> well. The last time I was in I thought the help pesky and annoying.
> If I was running a tea shoppe every pot would be one liter.
>
> Jim