Having recently returned to the wide and
wonderful world of tea after a 4-year hia-
tus, I find myself once again in a state of
near-bliss as I contemplate the nearly ov-
erwhelming degree of variety available.

I also
remember
how discour-
aging it can be
to invest in a qu-
antity of leaves only
to be disappointed with
the liquid it produces. What
do some of you do when faced
with this
problem?

pilo_

pilo_ wrote:
>
> Having recently returned to the wide and
> wonderful world of tea after a 4-year hia-
> tus, I find myself once again in a state of
> near-bliss as I contemplate the nearly
> overwhelming degree of variety available.

Yep.

> I also remember how discouraging it can be
> to invest in a quantity of leaves only
> to be disappointed with the liquid it produces.
> What do some of you do when faced with this problem?

This is an easy one for me. I buy most of my tea from
Upton Tea Imports (www.uptontea.com). They offer
almost all of their teas in sample sizes (10 - 15 grams),
for $1.00 or $1.50. I usually have a few samples mixed
in with every order.


Randy

There are plenty of commercial teas in the ethnic stores for about a
penny a gram. With proper storage teas are drinkable for years so
don't throw it away just because you don't like it now. For someone
new too tea and still getting their taste legs I recommend teas in
order from Ceylon, Africa, Indonesia, India, China. My local tea
shoppe has rekindled my taste for Tie Kwan Yin and Lapsang Souchong
since I'd given up on finding something decent commercially. The LS
reminds me of the taste in the air in Butte,Mt the next Monday morning
after the Mt. St. Helen eruption.

Jim

pilo_ > wrote in message k.net>...
> Having recently returned to the wide and
> wonderful world of tea after a 4-year hia-
> tus, I find myself once again in a state of
> near-bliss as I contemplate the nearly ov-
> erwhelming degree of variety available.
>
> I also
> remember
> how discour-
> aging it can be
> to invest in a qu-
> antity of leaves only
> to be disappointed with
> the liquid it produces. What
> do some of you do when faced
> with this
> problem?
>
> pilo_