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I think we all have had, at one time, a tea that we just use for special occasions.

This is supposed to be a good thing?

Yahoo's groups were always like that.

But only if thou spaketh it firsteth. ;)

There is no need to deal with La societe'. He is less than nice ,his prices are high, and his shop is in a bad neighorhood. try the twin cities phone books, there is tea in the area. also about a hundred asian markets. one i like is a beer brewing equipment shop on penn and 50th in mpls that has a few nice teas.

I f there is a tea shop in southern mn, PLease tell us how to contact it.

Here in mn we seem to go out of our way to pronounce french words wrong. nicollet ave and the city of duluth are just two.

Prices are high compared to what? For most things, they're slightly more expensive than TeaSource (around 5 to 10%) but they also taste better, IMHO, and are worth a little extra. And the teas I get most often aren't available elsewhere.

As for the neighborhood - it's no Highland Park, but how much of the Twin Cities really is?

Which is funny, considering that we have a French motto on our state seal, plus the whole history of the voyageurs.

I tried to shop there once. I was completely ignored by the person behind the counter, and when I did finally get her attention, she was clueless about the products and of absolutely no help. I never went back.

I guess mileage really does vary. ;)

Did you measure its speed?

/Lew

Was it carrying a coconut? Oh, wait... that's a swallow.

Can you give the approximate prices of the tea shoppe? My local tea shoppe prices are basically $10/4oz for most and $10/2oz for a select few. If they don't carry it I don't know what it is, puerh cake being the only exception. Tea in 10oz pots for the premises is $3 for any selection with one refill of hot water. The owner knows the pedigree of the teas flush,estate,etc. Everybody else is clueless. There is a limited English menu. I'd live there if there was a curry sheepherder's pie. How come I can't buy curry pizza?

Jim

So in the future if somebody asks how to brew Bai Hao I give you cudos or just assume it is public domain and act like I'm a genius? I did some research and the extended brewing times aren't mentioned anywhere.

Jim

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Actually, you'd have to give credit to Tony at La Societe du The. He's the one who told me. But then, I don't know where he learned the information. He might not deserve primary authorship.

I'd say just go with public domain. I'm "here" to share information. I don't really care if I get credit for it or not.

Now, when I publish something...

LSdT's prices aren't that standardized. It really depends on the tea. Just looking at the printed list he gives out, China blacks run from $5. to $20.25. China greens - $5.00 to $19.80. All for 3 ounce purchases.

In the shop, he starts at 3 ounces and will go any number of ounces upward. But online he only sells in multiples of three.

And you can always curry your own pizza. Of course, if you have to curry it, it's not delivery.

I just did some 10 minute Bai Hao infusions with good results. If you don't disturb the pot the leaves just sit on the top without so much a wiggle. Nothing else comes close to doing that. Even at the extended brewing times it's not overwhelming but cetainly better than the 2-3 minute mantra everyone else suggests. It's a factoid I think worth mentioning credit. I'm not here to entertain or educate but I've been accused of doing both. If you use my material you need my permission and let me worry about where it came from. Nothing worse than a comedian stealing from another and then claiming he must have stole it too.

Jim

If I was running a tea shoppe I'd figure it would be cost plus some arbitrary markup meaning all the prices would vary. I can see the logic of more standard pricing so one is shopping for the tea and not price. So a $10/4oz darjeeling maybe a bit pricey and a $10/2oz Tung Ting Jade Pouchong a steal. The tea is prepackaged by the owner in special heavy tea zip lock bags and leading edge heat sealed. No air in or out. They stand up on a base good for cuppard storage and identification.

Jim

One of the wonderful things about tea - it isn't that uniform. My Ile De France (Mauritius) takes 30 seconds. My Peony Blanc takes 10. This would be why I've seriously considered creating a database of teas and the steep times I prefer. I just don't have the interest in memorizing them all.

As for giving credit where credit is due, there's a time and place for everything. Sometimes people get so concerned about making sure they get credit for what they write that they just annoy the heck out of everyone around them.

Hey, now that's a neat idea. If you vacuum seal the bag, one could effectively buy several months of tea at a shot and only open a new bag when necessary.

After all, I've seen a number of the teas Tony's just gotten in that are in vacuum sealed, lined aluminum bags.

I boil the water and then let nature do it's thing in three minutes or less. A 10 minute brew is too much for my lifestyle so relegated to the special occasion. I'm back to using a glass pot and the dance of the leaves don't lie. Yeah it's the other guy who really gets the credit for being the irritant.

Jim

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Originally the vacuumed sealed bags were shipped air cargo but would rupture in unpressurized holes. He bought the equipment to do it himself.

Jim

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