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DogMa > wrote:
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>Don't think I'd buy either again, when Yorkshire Gold is £1.69 at
>Sainsbury's (and the dollar's up). But a worthwhile experiment. And fun
>to buy two pounds of any kind of tea for the price of a gram of decent
>sheng Pu-erh or ten of oolong.


Ask for the Gulabi brand "kalami" full leaf tea. May be easier to find
at a place catering to middle easterners than Indians. It's not strong
stuff at all, but actually pretty subtle, a very pleasant morning cup, and
in the same price range.
--scott
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