Hello,
It looks like a day for new people so I thought I would introduce myself.
I have been lurking for a few months now. I got started on teas through
another news group and was very happy to find this one.
I have become very fond of Keenums and Lapsong suchon.
Most recently I have been drinking Upton's Keenum Mao Feng and Imperial
Lapsong.
I am looking forward to comparing their Lapsong to Mark T. Wendell's Hu-Kwa.

Also can someone recommend a Keenum that is similar to the Upton's Mao Feng
but more intense? By that I mean more of the honey/chocolate flavors.

Thanks in advance. I really enjoy reading this group.

Mike

Hey Ian, Thanks.
I usually go by that rule also.

Mike


"Ian Rastall" > wrote in message
...
> Hey Mike, I don't have an answer to your question, except to say
> that I always apply the consumer's rule of thumb with Upton's,
> which is that if it's expensive, it must be good. :-) Glad to have
> you over here with the civilized people. :-)
>
> Ian
> --
> http://www.sundry.ws/
> http://www.bookstacks.org/

Hey Ian, Thanks.
I usually go by that rule also.

Mike


"Ian Rastall" > wrote in message
...
> Hey Mike, I don't have an answer to your question, except to say
> that I always apply the consumer's rule of thumb with Upton's,
> which is that if it's expensive, it must be good. :-) Glad to have
> you over here with the civilized people. :-)
>
> Ian
> --
> http://www.sundry.ws/
> http://www.bookstacks.org/

Hey Ian, Thanks.
I usually go by that rule also.

Mike


"Ian Rastall" > wrote in message
...
> Hey Mike, I don't have an answer to your question, except to say
> that I always apply the consumer's rule of thumb with Upton's,
> which is that if it's expensive, it must be good. :-) Glad to have
> you over here with the civilized people. :-)
>
> Ian
> --
> http://www.sundry.ws/
> http://www.bookstacks.org/

> "Ian Rastall" > wrote in message
> ...

> > Hey Mike, I don't have an answer to your question, except to say
> > that I always apply the consumer's rule of thumb with Upton's,
> > which is that if it's expensive, it must be good. :

well.....would that it were that simple.

unfortunately, i'm sure we have all spent buckets o' dough
on teas that, were we to believe the copy, could part the
seas and bring back jesus all in one swell foop.

otoh - i've spent pennies on teas that have made me
grin like an idiot.

so you figure. get back to me. .......p*

> "Ian Rastall" > wrote in message
> ...

> > Hey Mike, I don't have an answer to your question, except to say
> > that I always apply the consumer's rule of thumb with Upton's,
> > which is that if it's expensive, it must be good. :

well.....would that it were that simple.

unfortunately, i'm sure we have all spent buckets o' dough
on teas that, were we to believe the copy, could part the
seas and bring back jesus all in one swell foop.

otoh - i've spent pennies on teas that have made me
grin like an idiot.

so you figure. get back to me. .......p*

> well.....would that it were that simple.
>
> unfortunately, i'm sure we have all spent buckets o' dough
> on teas that, were we to believe the copy, could part the
> seas and bring back jesus all in one swell foop.
>
> otoh - i've spent pennies on teas that have made me
> grin like an idiot.
>
> so you figure. get back to me. .......p*

Now that you mention it I did have an experience like that.
I tried some Upton's Shou Mei white and preferred it over the more expensive
Yin Zhen Bai Hao.

Mike

> well.....would that it were that simple.
>
> unfortunately, i'm sure we have all spent buckets o' dough
> on teas that, were we to believe the copy, could part the
> seas and bring back jesus all in one swell foop.
>
> otoh - i've spent pennies on teas that have made me
> grin like an idiot.
>
> so you figure. get back to me. .......p*

Now that you mention it I did have an experience like that.
I tried some Upton's Shou Mei white and preferred it over the more expensive
Yin Zhen Bai Hao.

Mike

I would change that slightly and say, "If it's expensive, it must be RARE."
And rare teas are often good ones, but each person's palate is different.


> that I always apply the consumer's rule of thumb with Upton's,
> which is that if it's expensive, it must be good. :-) Glad to have
> you over here with the civilized people. :-)
>
> Ian
> --
> http://www.sundry.ws/
> http://www.bookstacks.org/

I would change that slightly and say, "If it's expensive, it must be RARE."
And rare teas are often good ones, but each person's palate is different.


> that I always apply the consumer's rule of thumb with Upton's,
> which is that if it's expensive, it must be good. :-) Glad to have
> you over here with the civilized people. :-)
>
> Ian
> --
> http://www.sundry.ws/
> http://www.bookstacks.org/