Hi group,

Although I'm not a tea drinker I have recently acquired a tetsubin¹, and
I guess it's time for me to acquire the taste of tea, too, but where do I
begin? I have hardly had any tea at all since my teen-age days, and so I
know next to nothing about the different teas available...

I consider myself a coffee drinker, and I enjoy a good cup of coffee in
the morning, and another after lunch time, but I think I can learn to
appreciate a cup of tea in the afternoon or in the evening - probably
accompanied by one or two Wasa crackers with cold butter and strong cheese
or a slice of salami.

For historical reasons I prefer my coffee sweet (for the past couple of
years I use Stevia leaves) and with milk, but I would like to start my tea
career with plain tea (or, perhaps, with a few drops of milk and/or a little
Stevia to smoothen the somewhat bitter taste of tea).

My tetsubin does have a builtin strainer, but I guess the tea leaves will
be able to unfold and circulate more freely if I put the leaves directly
into the pot, although this will probably narrow the selection of teas I
can use.

I do not mind paying for good quality tea (within reasonable range), but
I do not know where to start, and I do not wish to end up with ten or more
teas in my small kitchen. One or two teas will suffice.

Could you please suggest a few good "beginner's teas" that will help me
acquire the taste for tea?

Thanks for your kind help.

Cheers,

// Klaus


¹) <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Blanu>
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Klaus Alexander Seistrup
Magnetic Ink, Copenhagen, Denmark
http://magnetic-ink.dk/