On Mon, 03 Nov 2003 14:12:13 GMT, Michael Plant wrote:
Welcome to the world of "Don't Give A Rat's Ass about Their Tea or Their
Customers" tea vendors.

Now now, being careless about their printing/labelling doesn't mean
they don't care about their customers or about their products.

E.g., remember Imperial Tea Court's recommendation on their website of
a 3-5 minute infusion for gong fu cha (which is still there)? Yet
ITC's employees are very helpful and almost scarily knowledgeable
about their (excellent selection of) teas.

The same sort of things is the case for Harney & Sons, IME. I
recommend a day-trip to their tasting room in western CT for the what
a very pleasant cure for your hyperbole. ;-)


N., sipping hand-rolled Uji sencha purchased from H&S, brewed in a
gaiwan for 2 minutes using 70 deg. C water.