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Old 09-02-2009, 08:51 PM   #79
lmarie
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Upton Tea is excellent! My son-in-law and I are tea fanatics -- we get together periodically to order from Upton and to try out new and interesting varieties. There are so many! They sell bulk tea in several packaging sizes and also sell "sampler" sets.

Upton also has a great catalog. In addition to the detailed descriptions of their extensive tea holdings, they publish a long-running series of historical articles called "Reversals of Fortune in the Tea Industry", currently up to episode 13. You can read the articles on their website if you don't take the catalog.

We are also big fans of Fortnum & Mason, which has some excellent teas, our standby favorite being Royal Blend.

About decaf: I drink Upton decaf in the afternoons (sigh, regular tea keeps me awake.) I have yet to find one I'm wild about, but they are okay if you don't make them too weak.

Yum, tea!

(PS I hate the word "infusion" for herbals -- sounds medical! Tisane is better.)

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