I just purchased from Specialteas my idea of a good bulk buy of
loose-leaf Chinese green tea: 2 lbs. 533 Lung Ching plus $4.95 s/h
for $40.35, or $1.26 per oz. delivered.

It isn't their best Dragon Well, since it includes other than the
buds, but the lot I had before was nice. 2 lbs. should last a long
time, so I hope it comes in the re-sealable pouches as before.

Now, if I could figure out how to get the coupons that are evidently
out there, I would like Specialteas even more.

bookburn

On Mar 21, 4:54 am, bookb...@yahoo.com wrote:

Buying lot of green tea is unadvisable, mostly because the tea itself
will deteriorate over the time.

Also, this post looks like an awkward advertisement.

Tomas
tuochatea.blogspot.com

On Sat, 22 Mar 2008 04:30:46 -0700 (PDT), Balt gmail.com>
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On Mar 22, 7:49 am, bookb...@yahoo.com wrote:

Bookburn, I drink Chinese and Japanese green tea in the spring. Usually, I do not have any left by the middle of summer. After several weeks, I note that the freshness I like so much in a green tea is mostly gone. That's my experience. Two pounds is a tremendous amount of tea, for me and I suspect for most of us. Buying that much green tea at a time would be foolish for me, although, if you can't taste the difference between that tea when you first open it and that tea a year later, no harm done.
Michael

On Mar 22, 6:13 pm, Michael Plant pipeline.com> wrote:
Bookburn, I drink Chinese and Japanese green tea in the spring.
Usually, I do not have any left by the middle of summer. After several
weeks, I note that the freshness I like so much in a green tea is
mostly gone. That's my experience. Two pounds is a tremendous amount
of tea, for me and I suspect for most of us. Buying that much green
tea at a time would be foolish for me, although, if you can't taste
the difference between that tea when you first open it and that tea a
year later, no harm done.
Michael

I'm a little late to the party but I'd have to fully agree with
Michael. I do my damndest to run through greens/yellows in less than 3
months except for a few greens which hold up well (BLC, Jasmine
pearls, and bancha) and with those somewhere between 6 months and a
year.

I bought half pound green ,1pound yunnan gold tips
its now >6months later and ... i still have half of each left
its because in the mean time i got some other teas
or didnt have time to sit and enjoy them
also they're in big boxes sort of in the back of the cabinet
- harder to reach for :P
now the green tastes ..."flat", less flavorful
its ok, but it doesnt feel "fresh" anymore.
the yunnan blacks are ok, but same, they lost their "pungency"
so next time i'm just going to get less and finish it.

Hi, Bookburn. Sometimes (well, often) I grow too enthusiastic and buy
too much tea of the sort that can loose its better qualities over
time. I always regret doing so. There are a few green teas I actually
prefer aged for a year. One notable example is Yang Yan Gou Qing. A
couple of my friends like aged green tea, too. But they are careful
to store it tightly sealed, and they refrigerate the tea. But most
green teas do not like to be aged. If you have the ability to store
green tea in glass jars under very heavy vacuum and keep the tea dark
and cool, it might be okay. Sencha can be frozen if you let it thaw
completely before opening it, and if you drink the thawed tea right
away--within a day or so. I note that Special Teas does not provide
harvest dates for its green tea selections...

On Sat, 22 Mar 2008 19:13:47 -0400, Michael Plant
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On Mar 22, 1:49 pm, bookb...@yahoo.com wrote:

It may be a philisophical question, but instead of huge quantities of
one tea I prefer buying smaller amounts of various teas. My taste
changes as time passes by...

Tomas