Perhaps my pallet is not as refined as most but I take one heaping teaspoon
in a small tea pot, and add boiling water. I let it steep for about 5 min.
I really enjoy it.

Poe
Brampton, Ontario

"Sniff not, lest ye be sniffed"
(The pooches Bible)

Cathy Weeks wrote:

My order from Tea Time arrived, and I promptly brewed a cup of
Gunpowder "Temple of Heaven" Green tea.

It turned out fairly bitter, astringent and grassy tasting, which
doesn't fit with my earlier experiences with green teas. I brewed it
for 3 minutes in 180 degree water.

When I recently brewed a cup of Earl Greyer from TROT, if I brewed it
with too cool (180 degrees) water and for a little too long, it was
also more bitter and astringent than usual (and unpleasant). So this
morning, I used boiling water and made sure to steep it at the low end
of the range, and voila' it was delicious. This is a black tea though,
and my new stuff is green

However, my understanding is that when brewing green teas you are
supposed to use cooler water, and 180 should be about right. I *tend*
to prefer my teas steeped less, but not always.

Anyway, what are your recommendations for brewing this tea?
Cathy Weeks

I'm not surprised you didn't like gunpowder Green tea. That stuff is
nasty. For the best quality Green or Oolong tea try King's tea range
from Ten ren. Know as Cha wong, true tea connoisseurs in the far east
swear by it. Its the most recongised brand in the Far East. Once you
try this, anything else is going to be second best. Its very hard to
get hold and quite expensive but if you really appriciate quality then
its well worth it. I get mine from http://www.exotictea.co.uk, and they
deliver to europe.

"nickwarren" writes:

I'm not surprised you didn't like gunpowder Green tea. That stuff is
nasty. For the best quality Green or Oolong tea try King's tea range
from Ten ren. Know as Cha wong, true tea connoisseurs in the far
east swear by it. Its the most recongised brand in the Far
East. Once you try this, anything else is going to be second
best. Its very hard to get hold and quite expensive but if you
really appriciate quality then its well worth it. I get mine from
http://www.exotictea.co.uk

You don't by any chance work there, do you? If so, please say hello
to sarahsarah, OK?

/Lew
---
Lew Perin /
http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html

"nickwarren" writes:

I'm not surprised you didn't like gunpowder Green tea. That stuff is
nasty. For the best quality Green or Oolong tea try King's tea range
from Ten ren. Know as Cha wong, true tea connoisseurs in the far
east swear by it. Its the most recongised brand in the Far
East. Once you try this, anything else is going to be second
best. Its very hard to get hold and quite expensive but if you
really appriciate quality then its well worth it. I get mine from
http://www.exotictea.co.uk

You don't by any chance work there, do you? If so, please say hello
to sarahsarah, OK?

/Lew
---
Lew Perin /
http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html

LOL!!!!

Thanks Lew!

Melinda

--
"The country has entered an era in which questions are not asked, for
questions are daughters of disquiet or arrogance, both fruits of temptation
and the food of sacrilege." Djaout
"Lewis Perin" wrote in message
news
"nickwarren" writes:

I'm not surprised you didn't like gunpowder Green tea. That stuff is
nasty. For the best quality Green or Oolong tea try King's tea range
from Ten ren. Know as Cha wong, true tea connoisseurs in the far
east swear by it. Its the most recongised brand in the Far
East. Once you try this, anything else is going to be second
best. Its very hard to get hold and quite expensive but if you
really appriciate quality then its well worth it. I get mine from
http://www.exotictea.co.uk

You don't by any chance work there, do you? If so, please say hello
to sarahsarah, OK?

/Lew
---
Lew Perin /
http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html

Awesome Lew!


Subject: Kings Tea
From: Lewis Perin
Date: 12/20/2004 3:55 P.M. Eastern Standard Time
Message-id:

"nickwarren" writes:

I'm not surprised you didn't like gunpowder Green tea. That stuff is
nasty. For the best quality Green or Oolong tea try King's tea range
from Ten ren. Know as Cha wong, true tea connoisseurs in the far
east swear by it. Its the most recongised brand in the Far
East. Once you try this, anything else is going to be second
best. Its very hard to get hold and quite expensive but if you
really appriciate quality then its well worth it. I get mine from
http://www.exotictea.co.uk

You don't by any chance work there, do you? If so, please say hello
to sarahsarah, OK?

/Lew
---
Lew Perin /
http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html








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In article .com (Mon,
20 Dec 2004 12:43:37 -0800), nickwarren wrote:

I'm not surprised you didn't like gunpowder Green tea.

How many times are you going to post the same advertisement, Nick
Lieu2000 SarahSarah Warren? Please limit your spam to a single spam per
day. Thanks.

Bluesea wrote:

3/8 tsp. in 8 oz at 180F for 2 min. 40 sec. gave me the best flavor
of all.

Thanks for this. I just tried my TOH Gunpowder Green using these
instructions, and while I don't particularly care for the tea, it's
certainly drinkable (my first batch of 1 tsp in six ounces of water was
undrinkable). So, I'll slowly finish it up (don't want to waste it -
it's expensive!)

Cathy Weeks