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spacesamurai
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| spacesamurai wrote: | I've bought some of their teaware, but I'm hestitant to try the tea. They source stuff for Republic of Tea that's ridiculously overpriced, so it makes me doubt the value of their suff.
But I've heard good things. |
Just an update, this past week I received the teas I oredered from Imperial Tea Court and they were quite good. |
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Karen
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| Posted: Mar 18, 2008 1:24 pm Post subject: Re: Black Tea Fever |
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| Ryan wrote: | I just ordered 2 bags of black tea....
One 1st flush darjeeling and one high grown ceylon from: inpursuitoftea
I have been drinking so much green tea, that I have gotten the bug for something darker! Sorry, I had to share it with someone... You know, like therapy? |
Interestingly enough, my pal Andrew (with whom I've had a number of long, instructive, and entertaining tea talks) happened to mention recently that he sometimes finds himself jonesing for Assam, at which point he contacts these folks: http://www.tfactor.us/ . The tea is grown on two family-owned plantations run by a father and marketed here by the son. He's supposed to be the nicest guy in the world and takes tea very seriously. They also carry a few Darjeelings from small plantations which I imagine are also good. The prices seem good, too, with one-ounce quantities offered (good for sampling!). I'll definitely give them a try one of these day; their quality is supposed to be wonderful. |
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spacesamurai
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| Posted: Mar 18, 2008 1:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Karen, I tried their Koucha which was interesting. Its the only Japanese black tea I've ever tried, so I have nothing to compare it to, but I would buy it again. Likewise I'd do business with tfactor again if I found myself in the market for something they carry, just not drinking a lot fo black tea anymore. |
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Karen
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| Posted: Mar 18, 2008 11:07 pm Post subject: |
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| spacesamurai wrote: | | Karen, I tried their Koucha which was interesting. Its the only Japanese black tea I've ever tried, so I have nothing to compare it to, but I would buy it again. Likewise I'd do business with tfactor again if I found myself in the market for something they carry, just not drinking a lot fo black tea anymore. |
I thought that looked interesting, too! It was the first and only time I'd seen black Japanese tea.
It's good to learn that someone else had a good experience with them. I think several of us at school are going to combine an order to save on shipping. I'll post our experiences if and when we do. |
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Chip
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| Posted: Mar 22, 2008 4:56 am Post subject: |
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Space sent me a sample of the Koucha, it is iunteresting. I would not call it spectacular, but it is a fairly complex cup. The leaf is very fine, so in brewing, you have to factor that in. I liked that it was Japanese, I definately felt more comfortable drinking it than other blacks of ill repute...
I did not look too much at their site other than enough to find it interesting enough to bookmark for future reference.
Let us know how you make out Karen. |
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Karen
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| Posted: Mar 22, 2008 5:29 am Post subject: |
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| Chip wrote: | Space sent me a sample of the Koucha, it is iunteresting. I would not call it spectacular, but it is a fairly complex cup. The leaf is very fine, so in brewing, you have to factor that in. I liked that it was Japanese, I definately felt more comfortable drinking it than other blacks of ill repute...
I did not look too much at their site other than enough to find it interesting enough to bookmark for future reference.
Let us know how you make out Karen. |
Will do, toots, although I doubt I'll be ordering the koucha (I have lots of Japanese in my current inventory). |
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