Tea vendors
 

On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 20:03:51 GMT, Diane L. Schirf wrote:

> There are many mentions of Upton. Any thoughts on Stash?

I've never been able to think of them without s******ing. I keep
thinking that Stash is something you hope your mother doesn't find
because it'll get you into big trouble.

My tea experience with them, on the other hand, has been average. But
I've only tried a couple of their teas and I don't remember what they
were, just that they weren't impressive.

Not much help, huh?

--
Derek

Road Kill Cafe - We make it your way, right away.
Straight from your grill to ours.

Stash seems to take themselves very seriously, and charge rather inflated
prices for ordinary (in some cases mediocre) tea. Their merchandise has not
compared well in terms of similarly priced mail-order loose tea from
specialty vendors, on a variety for variety basis. Freshness has been a
problem, particularly in those little tea bags sealed in foil plastic
packets you find in some restaurants. Do they sell much loose tea? I can't
recall seeing any specifically, and tea bags are generally always a
compromise, where "compromise" is an euphemism for "not very good." On the
positive side, they put teabags that are sometimes better than Lipton
teabags, or restaurant service company teabags, in places where they would
not be otherwise. I suppose the danger for the novice is that he or she
might try a Stash Darjeeling or Keemun or whatever and go away with the
impression that the Stash is a credible example of good quality (or at least
typical) varietal tea. You know, on the whole Twining's teabags do a much
better job with regard to quality, freshness and flavor, if you *must* use
teabags for logistical reasons. And the Twining's is much better priced. If
there is an Oriental grocery nearby, you might try some of their teabags.
Often you might find better quality in Oriental imported teabag, for green
and oolong teas. British supermarket teabag brands seem to be a better
compromise than American ones, and if you have any Indian friends you might
ask them where they buy their tea, and what brands they favor. I've noticed
that most Britons and Indians I know in the United States brew their tea
from bags, but they demand--and generally get--better quality than we seem
to put up with from domestic American brands. They're not generally buying
varietal teas, but they're not doing badly, either. On the other hand, some
Indian supermarket brands are not half bad Darjeelings.

Salmonella

"Diane L. Schirf" > wrote in message
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> There are many mentions of Upton. Any thoughts on Stash?
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