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Default Chinese Sencha Tea

On Sep 20, 10:57*am, brigman > wrote:
> Hello Usenet,

Hi Denys

I think you are talking about Puerh tea.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pu-erh_tea

if you like to learn more about this kind of tea, you can refer to the
book:the First step to Chinese Pu-erh Tea.

Enjoy,
TEAroma


> My wife recently attended a restaurant in Perth, Western Australia,
> and ordered a tea that was labelled as "Chinese Sencha Tea". The brew
> was an amber colour and had a taste that, while not sweet, lacked any
> of the bitterness of traditional green tea. The flavour also had
> apricot undertones.
>
> Can anyone help us identify the exact type of tea, and possibly a
> supplier?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Denys Williams