Tea vendors

Pu-erh is classified as an oolong. At least one version of Ti Kwan Yin they offer is classified as a green tea, but the other one is classified as an oolong. They offer a blend of white and green for all the health benefits. Price seem in line with Upton and Specialteas, but they seem to sell many more varieties in tea bags.

Stash seems to take themselves very seriously, and charge rather inflated prices for ordinary (in some cases mediocre) tea. Their merchandise has not compared well in terms of similarly priced mail-order loose tea from specialty vendors, on a variety for variety basis. Freshness has been a problem, particularly in those little tea bags sealed in foil plastic packets you find in some restaurants. Do they sell much loose tea? I can't recall seeing any specifically, and tea bags are generally always a compromise, where "compromise" is an euphemism for "not very good." On the positive side, they put teabags that are sometimes better than Lipton teabags, or restaurant service company teabags, in places where they would not be otherwise. I suppose the danger for the novice is that he or she might try a Stash Darjeeling or Keemun or whatever and go away with the impression that the Stash is a credible example of good quality (or at least typical) varietal tea. You know, on the whole Twining's teabags do a much better job with regard to quality, freshness and flavor, if you *must* use teabags for logistical reasons. And the Twining's is much better priced. If there is an Oriental grocery nearby, you might try some of their teabags. Often you might find better quality in Oriental imported teabag, for green and oolong teas. British supermarket teabag brands seem to be a better compromise than American ones, and if you have any Indian friends you might ask them where they buy their tea, and what brands they favor. I've noticed that most Britons and Indians I know in the United States brew their tea from bags, but they demand--and generally get--better quality than we seem to put up with from domestic American brands. They're not generally buying varietal teas, but they're not doing badly, either. On the other hand, some Indian supermarket brands are not half bad Darjeelings.

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"Diane L. Schirf" wrote in message news:H26Sd.7015$ snipped-for-privacy@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net...

I did buy a ton of loose tea from them at one time; I would assume they still do . . .