On Monday, November 10, 2014 2:35:19 PM UTC-5, Scott Dorsey wrote:
> I was in Flushing NY and happened across a small Chinese tea shop called
> Fang Tea. They have a website up at http://www.fangtea.com, but what was
> more impressive than their teas was their careful tasting procedure which
> was organized and unhurried. Good attention to temperature control, time
> and volume, and we got to try many steeps so as to find out what happens
> when you get past the optimal point.
>
> The tasting was done by a young man who did not speak English, with a young
> woman translating for him, which surprised me but worked very well. The two
> of them made a good team.
>
> The teas we tried were very good also, including a pummelo-packed tea made
> in Taiwan that was interestingly flavoured and worked much better than the
> aged tangerine-packed teas I have tried.
>
> Anyway, if you find yourself in Flushing give these people a visit.
> --scott
>
> --
> "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

one of my favorite places!