Pat > wrote:
>
>My tea tastes are pretty simple. I like a strong, dark cuppa without
>milk or sugar. Most of the breakfast blends suit me just fine, as does
>the Lipton Yellow Label or Brooke Bond Taj Mahal. I know a lot of tea
>experts would consider these commercial brands to be horrible examples
>of tea, but I like what I like and you certainly can't beat the price.

Try some of the inexpensive Ceylon teas out there. Alghazaleen, for
instance, sells a decent CTC ceylon that your local middle-eastern
market will have for less than five bucks a pound. It's probably Uva-grown
and it's got decent body to it.

I tend to like the cheap Assam OP teas that these markets sell as
Kalami tea. I think you might find them a little bit less robust than
you like, but again the Sharzad, Gulabi, or Tea India brands can be
had for less than five bucks a pound which is cheap enough that you
can give them a try. When this tea is fresh, it's very good, with a
fruity, sometimes even peachlike nose to it. That's something the
Ceylon cheapies tend to lack.
--scott

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