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Author: jayvanderhootenjayvanderhooten Date: Sep 17, 2008 07:58
On Sep 14, 1:06 pm, toci yahoo.com> wrote:> I'm using the very last of my Assam fannings which have served me
> well. Does anybody have a suggestion for replacement?
> Specifications: black, malty, cheap, strong, otherwise non-nuanced.
> Not coffee. Toci
i recently stopped drinking coffee and needed a healthier substitute
for it. so, i came across www.asianteadepot.com because my therapist
shops there regularly and said that it was pretty cheap there for good
green teas. they have assam black teas too. you may want to check it
out, which i think they still have. i guess it's pretty "malty" too.
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Author: Space CowboySpace Cowboy Date: Sep 18, 2008 05:32
You need to get a different therapist, Badaboom!
Jim
> so, i came across ...another website selling tea... because my therapist
> shops there regularly
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Author: tocitoci Date: Sep 18, 2008 05:47
On Sep 17, 9:58 am, jayvanderhoo...@ gmail.com wrote: > On Sep 14, 1:06 pm, toci yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> I'm using the very last of my Assam fannings which have served me
>> well. Does anybody have a suggestion for replacement?
>> Specifications: black, malty, cheap, strong, otherwise non-nuanced.
>> Not coffee. Toci
>
> i recently stopped drinking coffee and needed a healthier substitute
> for it. so, i came acrosswww.asianteadepot.combecause my therapist
> shops there regularly and said that it was pretty cheap there for good
> green teas. they have assam black teas too. you may want to check it
> out, which i think they still have. i guess it's pretty "malty" too.
I looked through Asianteadepot. I enjoy their pictures of brewed tea
and their caffeine report charts. Their sampers are way more
expensive than where I usually order, and their Assam teas in quarter
pounds slightly more expensive. Thank you for your information,
though, and good health to you. Toci
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Author: AlanAlan Date: Sep 18, 2008 18:46
On Sep 18, 5:47 am, toci yahoo.com> wrote:> I looked through Asianteadepot. I enjoy their pictures of brewed tea
> and their caffeine report charts.
The caffeine report chart isn't very useful. It lists teas from
lightest (white) to darkest (red/black) with greens and oolongs in
between, even though there is no direct correlation between amount of
oxidation and caffeine content. Now, if they listed the caffeine
content for EACH tea, that would be very helpful. I'm sure that's too
much trouble/expense for most tea retailers, though.
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Author: NigelNigel Date: Sep 19, 2008 00:50
On Sep 19, 2:46 am, Alan alanandmike.com> wrote:> On Sep 18, 5:47 am, toci yahoo.com> wrote:
>Now, if they listed the caffeine
> content for EACH tea, that would be very helpful. I'm sure that's too
> much trouble/expense for most tea retailers, though.
Not too much trouble - it's the expense that precludes accurate
caffeine listing.
A reputable US analytical house with a dedicated tea laboratory
charges $350 per caffeine measurement, and on contract will reduce to
$210 each per ten samples.
A typical tea retailer with 200 separate lines will purchase perhaps
an average of 20 lb of each line four times a year from maybe a dozen
different suppliers. That would necessitate 800 caffeine measurements
per year if he is to accurately list the caffeine content for each tea
he carries. The cost implication - of $168,000 per year - would
cripple most tea retailers, or if passed on to customers at cost would
be a $10.50 per lb price hike. Is caffeine information worth this much
to you?
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Author: Scott DorseyScott Dorsey Date: Sep 22, 2008 12:21
Nigel teacraft.com> wrote:>Not too much trouble - it's the expense that precludes accurate
>caffeine listing.
>A reputable US analytical house with a dedicated tea laboratory
>charges $350 per caffeine measurement, and on contract will reduce to
>$210 each per ten samples.
>A typical tea retailer with 200 separate lines will purchase perhaps
>an average of 20 lb of each line four times a year from maybe a dozen
>different suppliers. That would necessitate 800 caffeine measurements
>per year if he is to accurately list the caffeine content for each tea
>he carries. The cost implication - of $168,000 per year - would
>cripple most tea retailers, or if passed on to customers at cost would
>be a $10.50 per lb price hike. Is caffeine information worth this much
>to you?
These days it's expected that wineries and distilleries will have a
small analytical laboratory, at least enough to do run of the mill testing.
Now, I will admit that there's no simple titration test for xanthines, but
still it's something that you'd expect at least a big growers co-op to be
able to do on site.
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Author: AlanAlan Date: Sep 22, 2008 12:37
On Sep 19, 12:50 am, Nigel teacraft.com> wrote:> The cost implication - of $168,000 per year - would
> cripple most tea retailers, or if passed on to customers at cost would
> be a $10.50 per lb price hike. Is caffeine information worth this much
> to you?
>
> Nigel at Teacraft
Not to me. I just assume that all tea has caffeine and go from there.
If I want something without caffeine, I'll drink a tisane, water,
juice, etc. I haven't found a decaffeinated tea that is worth
drinking.
Alan
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