Old TYG.

The quality of Mercy is not strained.

Would it work as a basis for a chai- add cloves, cinnamon, black pepper? toci

Or lemonade. Have you tried making sun tea of it- that process is sometimes more forgiving than regular brewing. Toci

But, sun tea has the potential of being hazardous to one's health quite unlike regular brewing.

From

"Sun tea is not recommended. The practice of making `sun tea' by steeping the bags in a container of water in the sun may be a higher risk than brewing tea at high temperatures because it provides an environment where bacteria are more likely to survive and multiply."

From

"Using the natural rays of the sun to make tea is fun and popular in the summer. However, using such a method to make tea is highly discouraged. Sun tea is the perfect medium for bacteria to grow."

Actually, I've always, almost always, made my "sun tea" deep in the darkness or the refrigerator. It works, but I've always used cheap tea. How did you happen to accumulate a kilo of any kind of tea? Toci

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Mydnight,

Roast it. Take some and roast it gently, take some more and roast the hell out of it. Use a wok, jus t make sure the tea is constantly moving during the process. Works. Might not bring it back to its knock-your-socks-off freshness, but improvement is nearly guaranteed.

Michael

Make tea smoked duck. Mmmm.

--scott

Michael is right - gentle roasting brings many a WuLong fully back. If it was not roasted right the first time, or if it was more on a green side, this time it may even be better! How old it is anyway? And I am right thinking that it is TGY, not TYG?

Sasha.

I didn't. That was in Mydnight's OP.

yes, it was TYG. heh.

erm. TGY!

Right. Sorry. Toci

Easy.

Being in China and having it widely known that I am a lover of tea. It automatically invites gifts of tea when someone visits to see the famous foreigner that can do gongfu cha well. heh.