try this site also
www.246.dk/index.html

where did you buy tea?
yes, there should be a scent.
i would start with www.uptontea.com
and try some of their small sample packets-
also try teas from different countries-
oolongs-taiwan, china,india
greens-china, japan, korea
"Serendip" > wrote in message
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> Help, please! I'm looking for some sort of "tea for dummies" - yes, I've
> read the FAQ, and several books, and scores of websites and tea company
> catalogs. What I'm really looking for is advice in how to branch out -
> what to try first, and from there move on to something else, etc.
>
> I love Earl Grey and English Breakfast teas. I know they are blends, and
> don't know which way to branch out. I tend to think I should find
> similar teas, and then teas similar to those, etc.
>
> I'm learning some things - I'm pretty sure that the reason I think I
> don't like green teas is because the friend who drinks them steeps for
> no more than 30 seconds - for any of his teas - and so to me it tastes,
> well, tasteless. When I told him about trying 2nd flush darjeeling, and
> steeping for three minutes (tea was good - tasted like green beans, but
> less so as it cooled off a bit, and when I tasted what was left in the
> pot that was totally cooled, that taste disappeared) he gasped, certain
> it should have been tossed out.
>
> Is there some sort of suggested roadmap? I know to stay away from
> sampler packages, based on what I've read here. And I know that even if
> I never get past drinking only really terrific Earl Greys and English
> Breakfasts, etc., that I'm still going to be happy. But I'd like to
> learn more.
>
> Any advice? Thanks!!
>
> Resa
>
> PS - I'm set (for now, anyway) in the kettle/teapot/infuser/water
> filter/etc. area - I hear a collective sigh of relief!
>
> PPS - Shouldn't unbrewed tea have a scent, some scent? When I open the
> bags of tea I brought home the other day, there is no aroma at all. Does
> that indicate tea that isn't fresh? They are a 2nd flush darjeeling, an
> assam, and a keemun.