I have an interesting problem. well interesting to me anyway. I
found a small container of tea. Loose tea. In my tea cupboard. and
I don't know how old it is or where I got it or when I got it. OR
what it is. I had a half cup of the tea, and didn't know what it was
or where I got it so I tried it. and it tasted sort of strange, like
tobacco or wood. Not to good really, but then when I tried it again, I
used a soup spoon to measure it and must have missjudged what I was
measuring and it was wonderful. thick and Lovely. So I drank it for a
couple days and am down to about the amount for one more (2c brown
betty) potful and have NO idea what to ask for to get more.

Would anyone be willing to try this tea and give me their opinion of
what I need to order to find a similar tea?. if so please email me
offlist and with address and I will send it off to be "analized" LOL

thanks, Kitty

> or where I got it so I tried it. and it tasted sort of strange, like
> tobacco or wood. Not to good really, but then when I tried it again, I
> used a soup spoon to measure it and must have missjudged what I was
> measuring and it was wonderful. thick and Lovely.

Sounds a bit like Chinese pu-erh tea. Was this whole leaf tea or leave
chopped into bits? Were the leaves dark or green? Did the container have
any markings?

If you have google, try typing "woody" in the search font. It will
find teas others have described as woody. Toci
Kitty wrote:
> I have an interesting problem. well interesting to me anyway. I
> found a small container of tea. Loose tea. In my tea cupboard. and
> I don't know how old it is or where I got it or when I got it. OR
> what it is. I had a half cup of the tea, and didn't know what it was
> or where I got it so I tried it. and it tasted sort of strange, like
> tobacco or wood. Not to good really, but then when I tried it again, I
> used a soup spoon to measure it and must have missjudged what I was
> measuring and it was wonderful. thick and Lovely. So I drank it for a
> couple days and am down to about the amount for one more (2c brown
> betty) potful and have NO idea what to ask for to get more.
>
> Would anyone be willing to try this tea and give me their opinion of
> what I need to order to find a similar tea?. if so please email me
> offlist and with address and I will send it off to be "analized" LOL
>
> thanks, Kitty

Also, "tobacco" Toci
toci wrote:
> If you have google, try typing "woody" in the search font. It will
> find teas others have described as woody. Toci
> Kitty wrote:
> > I have an interesting problem. well interesting to me anyway. I
> > found a small container of tea. Loose tea. In my tea cupboard. and
> > I don't know how old it is or where I got it or when I got it. OR
> > what it is. I had a half cup of the tea, and didn't know what it was
> > or where I got it so I tried it. and it tasted sort of strange, like
> > tobacco or wood. Not to good really, but then when I tried it again, I
> > used a soup spoon to measure it and must have missjudged what I was
> > measuring and it was wonderful. thick and Lovely. So I drank it for a
> > couple days and am down to about the amount for one more (2c brown
> > betty) potful and have NO idea what to ask for to get more.
> >
> > Would anyone be willing to try this tea and give me their opinion of
> > what I need to order to find a similar tea?. if so please email me
> > offlist and with address and I will send it off to be "analized" LOL
> >
> > thanks, Kitty

Hard to be sure without more detail but "woody" and "tobacco" are both words that have been used to describe the taste of yerba mate.

Thanks,
Bill

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