..., the leaves are bright green and shiny. This is a new tea. http://www.theteaemporium.com/customer/product.php?productid=849&cat=55&page=1 Now notice in The Tea Emporium pic, the leaves are dark and dull. This is an old tea. If you see yellow longjing tea leaves, that's also an old tea. Old tea, new tea - there is a big difference in taste and aroma ...
...longjing, the leaves are bright green and shiny. This is a new tea. http://www.theteaemporium.com/customer/product.php?productid=849&cat=55&page=1 Now notice in The Tea Emporium pic, the leaves are dark and dull. This is an old tea. If you see yellow longjing tea leaves, that's also an old tea. Old tea, new tea - there is a big difference in taste and aroma too...
... are bright green and shiny. That's a fresh longjing. http://www.theteaemporium.com/customer/product.php?productid=849&cat=55&page=1 Now in The Tea Emporium pic, above, notice how the leaves are dark and dull. That's an old tea. If you see yellow longjing leaves - that's also an old tea.
> What sites are you referring to? Â How do you tell if a tea is old from the picture? Â I am curious....? If you know your teas, then you can tell - just by looking at a picture of the dry leaf or the... a little fresher: http://www.teaopia.ca/products2.cfm/ID/30/c/Loose-Leaf-Green-Tea Here's another pic of fresh longjing: http://www.nipic.com/show/1/58/...
...there is any experts here in the Oakville/GTA region that is interested in ... someone who knows good quality tea from bad, I'm from the GTA... One thing I find weird about tea stores in Toronto is that recently ... - they got photos of old tea! That's really scary. Are they really selling old tea? What sites are you referring to? How do you tell if a tea is old from the picture? I...
... [...Taiwanese oolong in Ontario...] She explained that the tea is hand picked and rolled. I don'... will describe what I saw. The tea that I had was 4 leafs ... the water being absorbed by the tea. She was doing the brewing in ... release their essence into the tea liquor. But I don't see ... but this method worked, as the tea tasted wonderful, not too strong, and...
> If there is any experts here in the Oakville/GTA region that is interested in checking this place out...to hit it with someone who knows good quality tea from bad, I'm from the GTA, except I... eventually, sometime. One thing I find weird about tea stores in Toronto is that recently - looking at their websites - they got photos of old tea! That's really scary. Are they really selling old ...
... > [...Taiwanese oolong in Ontario...] She explained that the tea is hand picked and rolled. I don't...I will describe what I saw. The tea that I had was 4 leafs and...was the water being absorbed by the tea. She was doing the brewing in a...'t release their essence into the tea liquor. But I don't see why... but this method worked, as the tea tasted wonderful, not too strong, and...
... Morton <mike@webtraxx.com> writes: [...Taiwanese oolong in Ontario...] She explained that the tea is hand picked and rolled....so I will describe what I saw. The tea that I had was 4 leafs and a...about was the water being absorbed by the tea. She was doing the brewing in a Yixing... it, but this method worked, as the tea tasted wonderful, not too strong, and very ...
Mike Morton <mike@webtraxx.com> writes: [...Taiwanese oolong in Ontario...] She explained that the tea is hand picked and rolled. I don't know yet how to tell the difference, so I will describe what I saw. The tea that I had was 4 leafs and a bud. It was served "Gong Fu" style (is that the right way to say it?) and was rinsed...
