Space Cowboy wrote:
> No I meant the leaf especially now since you mentioned it was sealed.
> You are sitting on a gold mine in the terms of comparison taste. I
> just tried some of my decades old stuff, some marinating in a foil
> line bag. Strong aroma, strong taste, bright red liquor which I think
> would be the give away if time ravaged.

Yeah, that's the stuff!

> It struck me by just looking
> at the dried leaf if any oxidized tea could be stored in a time vault
> this one would be a candidate along with fermented teas. It looks
> more similar to my fermented black Liuan than typical dark grey
> oxidation.

I'll have to try some after I work my way through the Keemun samplers I
just got from Upton.


AP

> Jim
>
> Natarajan Krishnaswami wrote:
>> On 2007-06-08, Alan Petrillo > wrote:
>>> Space Cowboy wrote:
>>>> I wouldn't necessarily throw it out.
>>> Throw it out? Good grief no! It was nectar!
>> I think he meant the tin, for when you go hunting for more.
>>
>>
>> N.
>