On Apr 2, 11:21 pm, "Phyll" > wrote:
> On Apr 1, 10:35 pm, "Ankit Lochan" > wrote:
>
> > Do not crush your fine tea - its utter wastage of fine tea through
> > incompetent manipulation!
>
> Matcha producers must be nuts! :-D
>
> Phyll
>
> On Apr 1, 10:35 pm, "Ankit Lochan" > wrote:
>
>
>
> > Darjeeling produces 11.5 million kilos of tea - Approx. - 1.2% of the
> > total tea production of India.
>
> > 89 gardens in total produce darjeeling tea.
>
> > Darjeeling " DOES NOT PRODUCE ANY CTC TEAS"
>
> > If you want a stronger darjeeling instead of crushing the nice Whole
> > Leaf grade buy the broken or fanings grade - these are available at
> > 1/3 the price of the whole leaf tea and will give you a nice strong
> > cup.
>
> > Do not crush your fine tea - its utter wastage of fine tea through
> > incompetent manipulation!
>
> > If you really wanna get the best darjeeling from any vendor ask him if
> > he is selling a certified darjeeling.
>
> > The tea board of India issue a licence alongwith a number and inspects
> > all teas that the vendor buys from the country. These Darjeelings are
> > orignal - of the best quality called Certified Darjeelings.
>
> >www.lotusteahouse.com----- is one of the vendors who has this
> > license in the USA.
>
> > Have a nice day!
>
> > Ankit Lochanwww.lochantea.comwww.doketea.com- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

dear phyll,

i thought we were talking about 1st flush darjeelings and i had
replied in that context.

ankit lochan