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Author: britta
Date: Feb 13, 2008 11:52

I'm just wondering about the general preference out there.
In general I prefer Indian tea to Chinese; my latest obession has been
the Tarajulie Assam, it's delicious all day, morning, noon, and
night. And I love spicy chai with hints of cumin.
However China has caught my tongue lately as well, a light Keemun that
has a mellow sweetness.
Maybe my palate is shifting?
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Re: China or India?         


Author: Shen
Date: Feb 13, 2008 12:12

On Feb 13, 11:52 am, britta gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm just wondering about the general preference out there.
> In general I prefer Indian tea to Chinese; my latest obession has been
> the Tarajulie Assam, it's delicious all day, morning, noon, and
> night.  And I love spicy chai with hints of cumin.
> However China has caught my tongue lately as well, a light Keemun that
> has a mellow sweetness.
> Maybe my palate is shifting?

And....perhaps, you sell these teas????????????
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Re: China or India?         


Author: Lewis Perin
Date: Feb 13, 2008 12:33

Shen gmail.com> writes:
> On Feb 13, 11:52 am, britta gmail.com> wrote:
>> I'm just wondering about the general preference out there.
>> In general I prefer Indian tea to Chinese; my latest obession has been
>> the Tarajulie Assam, it's delicious all day, morning, noon, and
>> night.  And I love spicy chai with hints of cumin.
>> However China has caught my tongue lately as well, a light Keemun that
>> has a mellow sweetness.
>> Maybe my palate is shifting?
>
> And....perhaps, you sell these teas????????????

Good catch, Shen! It's the same site that was asked recently to get
lost, too. Quoting from their cutesy web site,

[site name snipped] is little bit william & britta walker, but mostly
really good tea. we've been longtime tea drinkers and wish to share
this enjoyable nectar with all those around us.

Not only that, but their cloying site mascot, supposedly a squirrel,
looks more like a bear. I suppose that's why Dominic complained about
the graphics.
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Re: China or India?         


Author: SN
Date: Feb 13, 2008 12:41

maybe we can have an automatic post 1/ week
such as "DO NOT ADVERTISE IN HERE"
the regulars could load that in filter/killfile
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Re: China or India?         


Author: britta
Date: Feb 13, 2008 13:09

On Feb 13, 2:52 pm, britta gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm just wondering about the general preference out there.
> In general I prefer Indian tea to Chinese; my latest obession has been
> the Tarajulie Assam, it's delicious all day, morning, noon, and
> night.  And I love spicy chai with hints of cumin.
> However China has caught my tongue lately as well, a light Keemun that
> has a mellow sweetness.
> Maybe my palate is shifting?

Look, I'm just talking about tea and I wanted to know about what
others in this group like.
I didn't say anything about what brand of tea.
I thought we were welcome to talk about tea, in general, as long as it
doesn't include advertisement. I'm trying to abide by the rules and
talk about tea! Sheesh.
Just forget it.
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Re: China or India?         


Author: Dominic T.
Date: Feb 13, 2008 13:22

On Feb 13, 3:33 pm, Lewis Perin panix.com> wrote:
> Shen gmail.com> writes:
>> On Feb 13, 11:52 am, britta gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I'm just wondering about the general preference out there.
>>> In general I prefer Indian tea to Chinese; my latest obession has been
>>> the Tarajulie Assam, it's delicious all day, morning, noon, and
>>> night. And I love spicy chai with hints of cumin.
>>> However China has caught my tongue lately as well, a light Keemun that
>>> has a mellow sweetness.
>>> Maybe my palate is shifting?
>
>> And....perhaps, you sell these teas????????????
>
> Good catch, Shen! It's the same site that was asked recently to get
> lost, too. Quoting from their cutesy web site,
>
> [site name snipped] is little bit william & britta walker, but mostly
> really good tea. we've been longtime tea drinkers and wish to share
> this enjoyable nectar with all those around us.
> ...
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Re: China or India?         


Author: Dominic T.
Date: Feb 13, 2008 13:26

On Feb 13, 4:09 pm, britta gmail.com> wrote:
> On Feb 13, 2:52 pm, britta gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I'm just wondering about the general preference out there.
>> In general I prefer Indian tea to Chinese; my latest obession has been
>> the Tarajulie Assam, it's delicious all day, morning, noon, and
>> night. And I love spicy chai with hints of cumin.
>> However China has caught my tongue lately as well, a light Keemun that
>> has a mellow sweetness.
>> Maybe my palate is shifting?
>
> Look, I'm just talking about tea and I wanted to know about what
> others in this group like.
> I didn't say anything about what brand of tea.
> I thought we were welcome to talk about tea, in general, as long as it
> doesn't include advertisement. I'm trying to abide by...
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Re: China or India?         


Author: Shen
Date: Feb 13, 2008 13:31

On Feb 13, 1:09 pm, britta gmail.com> wrote:
> On Feb 13, 2:52 pm, britta gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I'm just wondering about the general preference out there.
>> In general I prefer Indian tea to Chinese; my latest obession has been
>> the Tarajulie Assam, it's delicious all day, morning, noon, and
>> night.  And I love spicy chai with hints of cumin.
>> However China has caught my tongue lately as well, a light Keemun that
>> has a mellow sweetness.
>> Maybe my palate is shifting?
>
> Look, I'm just talking about tea and I wanted to know about what
> others in this group like.
> I didn't say anything about what brand of tea.
> I thought we were welcome to talk about tea, in general, as long as it
> doesn't include advertisement.  I'm trying to abide by...
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Re: China or India?         


Author: Michael Plant
Date: Feb 13, 2008 14:41

>>> I'm just wondering about the general preference out there. In general I
>>> prefer Indian tea to Chinese; my latest obession has been the Tarajulie
>>> Assam, it's delicious all day, morning, noon, and night.  And I love
>>> spicy chai with hints of cumin. However China has caught my tongue
>>> lately as well, a light Keemun that has a mellow sweetness. Maybe my
>>> palate is shifting?
>> And....perhaps, you sell these teas????????????
> Good catch, Shen! It's the same site that was asked recently to get lost,
> too. Quoting from their cutesy web site,
> [site name snipped] is little bit william & britta walker, but mostly
> really good tea. we've been longtime tea drinkers and wish to share this
> enjoyable nectar with all those around us.
> Not only that, but their cloying site mascot, supposedly a squirrel, looks
> more like a bear. I suppose that's why Dominic complained about the
> graphics.

Hey Lew, for the love of Pete! Dominic in his infinite wisdom *did* invite William and Britta to join the group to talk about tea out of the context of sales and store. So, as soon as one of them tries to talk about tea, off we go again. Jeez! Not only was there no mention of commerce in her post, not even a URL to go to. Wow. Is this what it's come to? Now, to slink back to my tea leaf strewn lair (however you spell that) to sulk. And what did the beary squirrel (or squirrely bear if you like) ever do to you?
Michael
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Re: China or India?         


Author: Michael Plant
Date: Feb 13, 2008 14:47

snip

..I personally prefer Japanese most of
> the time, but I have been growing to love Chinese teas over the past two
> years or so. Gyokuro, Sencha, Bi Lo Chun, Shui Xian, Huo Mountain Yellow
> tea, and some Dan Congs.
> - Dominic

I love them both, but China trumps India because the selection of style is so vast there. India produces some extraordinary teas, two of which I drank today supplied by a friend not uknnown to you, but with Chinese tea the adventure never ends. Ya got yer Puerhs (blacks), greens, yellows, whites, oolongs of multifarious stripes, reds, and blues, whatever the heck *they* are. That's my opinion.
Michael
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