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FF Darjeeling update

"The report I was given is that the first flush season, taking place during 3 weeks in the early spring, started out ve...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by dm
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by dm

Tea in Shenzhen or Shanghai

Hello. A student of mine is visiting family in Shanghai and Shenzhen, and offered to buy me some tea. But she doesn't k...
9 comments posted 22yrs
posted by chappell
9 comments posted 22yrs posted by chappell

Re: Unpardonable Tea Sin

>> In "All the Tea in >> China", Kit Chow mentions some Japanese tests in which mice given tea >> that'd been wet overn...
29 comments posted 22yrs
posted by lobsterlady1961
29 comments posted 22yrs posted by lobsterlady1961

Green tea

Has anyone tried jasmine green tea balls, I bought some that opened up into a large carnation and also a packet that op...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by mousieek
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by mousieek

Red Rose Green Tea

I have taken to drinking Red Rose Green Tea. I bought a box of it a few months ago, transferred the tea bags to a canis...
20 comments posted 22yrs
posted by lobsterlady1961
20 comments posted 22yrs posted by lobsterlady1961

teaism

quick personal intro: I'm 19 and started with bagged green and chamomile 4 years ago, and am now into gunpowder greens,...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by joexkorn
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by joexkorn

Why Can't we All Just Get Oolong?

Hi Folks, I just wanted to post with this subject line. Apologies! -dreq
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by dreq
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by dreq

Pu-erhs at Samovar Tea Loung

Hi Robert, I've been looking at your web site. I notice you offer a 1950 and a 1930 pu-erh at $17.00 and $12.00 respect...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by mplant
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by mplant

THC tea

I am wondered how long I can keep an tea from leaves of cannabis sativa not to be lost THC in it?I planed to mix it with...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by schpiroo
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by schpiroo

ten ren shops

I think the local ten ren consistently oversteeps its lowest priced green (Long Jing ostensibly) and oolong, when purch...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by strombrg
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by strombrg

not rinsing puerh

Is it a tea sin to not rinse puerh? Some puerhs seem to have more body if you don't.
12 comments posted 22yrs
posted by strombrg
12 comments posted 22yrs posted by strombrg

Need scientific help

Hi all, I need help from one of you Chinese speaking chemist types to interpret a web page. I have found a website (htt...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by mikefilter
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by mikefilter

hello and question from a lurker :)

hello everyone. i've been lurking for a bit, but finally decided to pop in and say 'hi'. i'm in canada (winnipeg, manit...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by AuntyMo
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by AuntyMo

Loose Tea vs. Tea bags

From a health perspective which is better? I've read three books and none of them agree. Anyway care to share? Thanks
45 comments posted 22yrs
posted by me
45 comments posted 22yrs posted by me

Rooibos: How long to steep & Re-using

I'm asking this question from a health perspective, as I started drinking rooibos primarily for it's health benefits. T...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by me
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by me