Ripon, Sorry guys if the story took your extra time. Thanks for the historical note about Keemun black tea! That was very interesting. Phil

/20/04 Has anyone purchased from this online merchant and if so what did...

Some time ago I left a post asking for advice about green teas that weren't too "green." Just in case anyone cares, I found an answer, for me, at least: ...

My landlord just replaced the old stove with stoves that have glass/ceramic tops. The thing is that I have water boiled in a metalic pot. To me it seems to...

Uptons recommends 3-5 minutes brewing time for many high-end black teas. If they are being reasonable, what are the pluses and minuses of three vs....

Knowing it can be done is 95% of the battle. Plus if the local expatriate British retired engineer tea shoppe owner can do it so I'll give it a go. ...

Hi, Another question here about oolong teas that I'm hoping someone can answer: Is the roasting of oolong related to oxidation level? For example,...

These arrived yesterday. Half-ounce samples of: Temi FTGFOP-1 Sikkim (No. 341) House Blend FTGFOP Darjeeling (No. 140) Soom FTGFOP-1 In-Between Darjeeling...

I've thought of roasting tea at home, especially as I've got half a pound of stale gunpowder green that wasn't very good in the first place. Anyone other ...

Hi there! Next month I'll hit the road again...destination: Japan :-) I will travel from Osaka/Kansai Region to Sendai via Fujiyama and Tokyo, and I've got...

I've been meaning to post this: Pu-Erh Tuo-Cha (No. 590) posted 20040503 interesting but maybe just as a curiousity Decaf Darjeeling (No. 881) posted...

Dear fellow tea lovers, I have three requests which I hope you could help me with. I am a British resident in Tokyo but visiting London with my wife...

Juanshan Yenzen yellow tea, directly from China. This tea comes from Yiuyang county, Hunan. Hunan province is well known for her four famous teas- Gai Qiao Yin...

/11/04 Hi, I've been drinking a lot of oolong tea lately,...

I cannot praise Harney & Sons Darjeeling Blend FTGFOP highly enough. It obviates my purchasing special season, single garden Darjeelings, so good it is. I have...

"winston" ha scritto nel messaggio ... Hi, Another question here...

I've noticed that tea brewed in porcelain vessels (with temp, tea, and time equal) will generally taste sweeter and lighter than tea brewed in Yixing wares. ...

Dear friends of tea I recently had the opportunity to taste aged Taiwanese Oolong tea. A Kung-Fu tea set with a tea-pot slightly bigger than a large walnut...

Cortesi signori, nella veste di traduttore mi trovo impegnato nella traduzione di una tabella relativa a un test di un cemento eseguita in un paese straniero....

Greetings, I will soon visit my favorit Chinese tee house in Budapest, and I am looking forward to taste and buy some of their exquisite green teas. I have...

Tea: CNNP Wild Tree Puerh Beeng 100g (Green) Vintage: 2003 Retailer: MandJs.com Price: $4USD, 10 for $35. Dry Attributes: CNNP is a small and fairly hard...

Hi, I've been drinking a lot of oolong tea lately, mainly from Taiwan. Noted some benefits related to weight loss and drinking oolong tea on this...

When this tea came to my hand from China, the name was printed as only- Yixing. After I open the pack, I understood it is Hong Cha. I came to the conclusion,...

On Fri, 2 Jul 2004 04:43:13 +0000 (UTC), Christopher Roberson wrote: Archive-name: drink/tea/faq Posting-Frequency: quarterly ...

http://www.cooksillustrated.com/ Their suggestion violates at least one quasi-absolute rule many of us obey g. They place tea bags in water and bring it to...