"Dave" writes:

Thank you for the feedback. Will try a better grade, and consider whether I
am willing to spend enough for some of what is supposedly the best. And I
will look for a local tea shop.

Oh, what is CTC? I assume it is something TeaCo, but can't figure out the
C.

Crush Tear Curl. A method of leaf processing.

http://pages.ripco.net/~c4ha2na9/tea/faq.html#1.4.

Cheers,

- Joel