On Sep 15, 3:10 am, Alan > wrote:

> I also want to remind you that named
> brand teas are generally blended so the flavor is consistent from year
> to year.

Alan,
yup, they generally are. It´s just that I´m a comitted Darjeeling
slut. I really had my share of ? knows how many different high, med
and low grade DJs over the years, more often than not from "reserved"
invoices, straight from the dryer, from friends in the beezness, my
own hands, ...
I also tried a good number of those off-the-shelve blends, and til now
none of those supermarket blends satisfied my hefty DJ cravings as
much as the violet Twinings. As always YMMV.

Karsten