I've just brewed the last of my once favorite tea, and cannot replace it. However, in September I'll sample two different Koslanda teas from Upton, and also try six Nilgiri samples for my late morning tea. I've ordered about fifty teas from Upton, and of these about twenty are no longer available. For the rest of July and August, I think I'll do fine with the Assam I have on hand for iced tea. Toci
I feel for you, there is no sadder moment in tea than when you are brewing the last remnants of an irreplaceable favorite. I always try to tell myself to enjoy it since it is the last, but I never can. Although, almost every time in searching for a suitable replacement I find something new that I like as much or more.
- Dominic
Several years ago I mentioned that the Arabic stores no longer carried my favorite Ceylon tea which was a brand called Royal World. I couldnt even find it on the web so I gave up. Early this summer a friend wanted to find another Arabic tea brand so we finally gave up after driving all over town. We were eating some pho and I remembered a little Arabic shop around the corner where we found both. My friend and I made sure we'll never be out of stock again. My price hadnt changed much $5/250g/tin.
Jim
toci wrote:
As for TC58, where has it gone? What do you mean 'no longer available'? "Gone forever?" ''No return?"
How is it that the goods are so 'fickle' in availability?
Incidentally, would you please kindly relate what teas you liked best from among so many as 50 teas and tell us about some of them for our reference?
The estate teas live for a year, and then disappear. The following year a different tea from the estate may be sold, but it's not the same. So far my favorites whuch are still available are TC56, a Ceylon, TN68, a Nilgiri, and TB15, a Java breakfast tea. My grandson especially likes their organic Earl Grey. Toci
Let's assume the tea formerly sold by Upton as TC58 is still being produced by the estate. Then I can think of two possible explanations (there may be more):
- Upton was outbid by other vendors when the latest crop was auctioned.
- Upton tasted the latest crop, and it reminded them of spinach.
/Lew
"toci" snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com wrote
The estate teas live for a year, and then disappear. The following year a different tea from the estate may be sold, but it's not the same.
How can you tell the tea land to stop growing for the year and tell the same trees to grow different tea leaves for the year? That's only impression I can't help getting from your remarks.
For the sake of the peace of my mind, as well as for the credibility of all what you have been telling the folks here, who would have believed all along what you have told them to be true, wouldn't you please shed more light upon your comment, so your remarks become more understandable and so we can have more understanding of what you have said than before.
Tea is an agricultural crop. The discriminating taste will vary year to year.
Jim
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