Hi Ankit,
I know. I was merely joking with my matcha comment (sorry, maybe not
funny). I personally agree and prefer letting whole leaves stay
whole, but also encourage experimentation to suit one's likings. I
was merely pointing out to the original poster that there are very
experienced tea connoisseurs who crush some of their tea leaves
(specific tea ony) to achieve a certain taste effect.
With tea (and wine), it's always exciting to learn other people's way
of brewing and drinking (pairing Champagne with potato chips,
anyone?)...and who's to say what's right and wrong.
I guess I always challenge anybody who says "don't do that," and more
accepting to comments like "try it and see if you like it." After
all, we are only talking about a beverage we call tea.
Phyll
On Apr 4, 12:49 am, "Ankit Lochan" > wrote:
> On Apr 2, 11:21 pm, "Phyll" > wrote:
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> > On Apr 1, 10:35 pm, "Ankit Lochan" > wrote:
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> > > Do not crush your fine tea - its utter wastage of fine tea through
> > > incompetent manipulation!
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> > Matcha producers must be nuts! :-D
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> > Phyll
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> > On Apr 1, 10:35 pm, "Ankit Lochan" > wrote:
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> > > Darjeeling produces 11.5 million kilos of tea - Approx. - 1.2% of the
> > > total tea production of India.
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> > > 89 gardens in total produce darjeeling tea.
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> > > Darjeeling " DOES NOT PRODUCE ANY CTC TEAS"
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> > > 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.
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> > > Do not crush your fine tea - its utter wastage of fine tea through
> > > incompetent manipulation!
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> > > If you really wanna get the best darjeeling from any vendor ask him if
> > > he is selling a certified darjeeling.
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> > > 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.
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> > >www.lotusteahouse.com-----is one of the vendors who has this
> > > license in the USA.
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> > > Have a nice day!
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> dear phyll,
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> i thought we were talking about 1st flush darjeelings and i had
> replied in that context.
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