"Melinda" > writes:

> "Scott Dorsey" > wrote in message
> ...
>
> > For oolongs, the Ten Ren teas are not bad at all. Their guanyin in bags
> > is really quite good. It's harder to find on short notice when you're
> > going out of town, but it's still not terribly exotic and it is quite
> > good.
> >
> > Stay away from the Foojoy stuff. People keep serving that stuff to me.
> > I'm not really all _THAT_ particular about teas, but Foojoy makes oolongs
> > the way Lipton's makes black teas. And what is with Bewley's? That has
> > to be some of the worst Assam blends ever....
>
> And I would say just the opposite but with caveats...I haven't had Foojoy
> anything in a bag but their Yunnan Tippy looseleaf is stunningly good to me
> and for that price, well....it's one of my main teas. I buy in bulk. It's
> been better to me that many Yunnan from regular online retailers, more
> flavor, more depth...anyhow, enough of that...

In my experience this tea varies a lot. I've had cans that were very
tasty and insipid cans, too.

/Lew
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