> Hello,
>
> Not easy to describe one's taste in general, much more when trying it
> in a language not your own. Even worse when one knows of one's very
> limited tea-knowledge.
>
> Some weeks ago, I ordered some teas from Teaspring and put them on
> reserve while finishing the Lochans.
>
> So, yesterday morning, I opened the bag with: Wei Shan Mao Jian.
>
> Smell? Uh? Oh, well, you probably are not awake yet and chinese teas
> _do_ smell funny sometimes.
>
> Not remembering neither description nor brewing recommendations I gave
> it my usual "first try" 3 min.
>
> After the first sip, smell was even more smoky, I can tell I was wide
> awake! ...

> On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 03:44:20 -0700 (PDT), toci yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>

>>Do you think I'll have
>>better luck ith a  Chun Mee Dao Ming instead?

>
> Heh! don't ask me;-)) I am certainly the last person to ask this kind
> of question.
> Two years ago all I knew about chinese teas was, well, Chun Mee and
> Gunpowder. Could not understand what customers found in them.
>
> It is only after reading this NG that my interest  started ( and the
> knowledge about my ignorance too).
>
> roland
> ------
> I too am visited by angels and devils, but I get rid of them.
> When it is an angel I pray an old prayer, and he is bored;
> When it is a devil I commit an old sin, and he passes me by. ...