Hi group, I drink quality teas and always enjoy a cup. However I have noticed that it is particularly when I have a sandwich with my tea that I find the tea...

I have gone through 1/2 dozen Assams all with stellar reviews and they do nothing for me. Flavor is barely detectable, I like strong tea maybe my taste buds...

Is there any way to get rid of the MI5 persecution threads without offending anyone? I would rather go through this usegroup without having to sift through...

hi , i know thias is about teas....still wanna ask about your inputs on CHAI. various types, how you make them...food that goes well with it...etc... thanks

Okay. I'm the guilty party who passed on information a sale at this purveyor. Has anyone ever dealt with them? Reason: I have not received my order nor...

Found this interesting article on coffee: http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20070821/sc_livescience/chemistsfindwhatmakescoffeebitter It basically...

About six months ago Nigel M., an occasional and knowledgeable participant in this group, sent me a few samples of Malawi teas. He apparently specializes in...

Hi, looking for a bamboo tea tray that has the drainage slats in the top and a box thing underneath to catch water, about 8" by 12".. anybody know of a good...

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Any one had any toughest experience in brewing tea? I would have to say Bi Luo Chun green tea. I tasted the same tea in the store brew with the seller and it...

Sometimes after foods or drinks, mouth/tongue feels dirty or "poluted". i try rinsing with water but it doesnt seem to help too much. Brushing teeth/tongue...

Well I don't think I've seen this discussed here before so here goes: I usually drink my red teas with milk and sugar. When I do that I have noticed that the...

It makes me sad when spam infiltrates this web space. My hatred for spammers is hard to quantify. They contribute absolutely nothing to this world but misery....

Sorry for the coined word in the Subject line, but it was minted by a classical scholar who is also a tea fanatic (not me, if anyone is wondering.) Speaking...

anybody check out this site? alternative forum to rfdt?

Hello friends, Our company wishes to sponsor a programme where we wish to promote darjeeling and assam teas for the cause of www.indusfoundation.com - all...

Hello, all, Please don't consider this SPAM or even a recommendation (since I've never actually had any of these teas). I know some posters really do enjoy...

OK, since a large number of folks use Google Groups to access this newsgroup and the recent glut of Spam and Spam complaints, I have decided to offer a...

It's been nearly a year since I've looked at Puer prices. I hear the horror stories about the prices. My local Asian stores unstocked about six months ago...

I've resurrected my little blog teasphere (http:// teasphere.wordpress.com/) and have begun reading Cha Dao a bit more too since things have been slower here....

smack myself, i've been using 190F water for oolongs, and just today when most of my supply (~5oz left total :P ) is running out, i turn it up to 208F... :) oh...

I may have one day free in that pleasant town, which I haven't visited in several years. Anyone here know of noteworthy establishments there that serve or...

There is some new research, apparently creditable, to the effect that "Green Tea Boosts Production of Detox Enzymes, Rendering Cancerous Chemicals Harmless". ...

Making buttered tea. I've been wanting to try making buttered tea, and thinking about the churn, when today my eyes came to rest on my French Press, and the...

hi! indian tea industry - specially the bengal tea industry is suffering real bad - we need to try and do something for these poor labourers - i would request...