Derek > writes:

> On 28 Sep 2005 11:07:00 -0400, Lewis Perin wrote:
>
> > [...]
> > From what I hear, lots of fake Darjeeling is really from Nepal. Not
> > that Nepali tea is necessarily bad. I have some frankly Nepali tea
> > (Guranse, bought from Teaism) that has a nice honey quality and,
> > depending on the way you brew it, something like the tang you get from
> > lots of Darjeelings.
>
> I haven't been impressed by Teaism. I picked up an Assam and a
> Darjeeling there a couple of weeks back. The Penn. Avenue shop is not
> far from where I work.
>
> The Teaism tea was stale. It had little flavor, and I have to use
> twice as much as normal just to get a flavorful cup.

I eat and drink at Teaism whenever I'm in Washington, but I'm rarely
moved to buy one of their teas to brew at home. This was one of those
times. Another tea that's usually good there in my experience is Qing
Xiang, an oolong.

/Lew
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