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Old 01-15-2011, 05:44 AM   #6660
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So I tried my first cup of China Pu-Erh Tuocha from tea Gschwendner. It is surprisingly mellow. Very earthy but pretty good. I was expecting something stronger. The 100 gram bag came with 21 Tuos (the ball shaped cake). You brew one Tuo for 16 ounce of water. I am reasonably certain that this will resteep well but I will have to try that tomorrow.

I do think it is something I need to drink with a bit more in my stomach then a little bit of smoked salmon.
Pu-Erh....makes wonders as an after meal tea. I don't think I had one dinner in the last 2 months without drinking Pu-Erh after that. Even when we were invited for a Christmas dinner we took Pu-Erh with us and I made tea for everybody. Although, I don't think it worked. English are notoriously conservative
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Forest Fruit Tea (Lipton)
This is one of the two teas that quite successfully diverted me to the True Path of loose tea (hint: not because I liked it so I should be grateful to Lipton I guess )
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Right now I tasting Ahmad's English #1 and I must say... I'm impressed. It's a strong tea that really explodes on the tongue but in no way bitter. Just a lot of tea flavor with a hint of smoke in the after taste. Verrrry nice...

Ahmad's is a London tea house that has been doing most of its importing to the middle east, and only lately opened up in Japan. I tried another of their teas before and wasn't particularly thrilled with it. This one is different. I can understand why it's one of Iran's top choices. Ahmad also sell a lot of tea to, of all places, Russia, where it is the second largest importer of tea!
Ahmad tea was the one my brother advised me to try some 10 year ago. He was into tea since we lived in xUSSR. Remember him perpetually hunting for good tea because it was virtually impossible to get. As a student in Moscow I queued for hours a couple of times to buy 10 bags (per person) of Indian loose tea and sent parcels to my brother in Ural.

Although, as you correctly noticed it is a London tea house, you cannot buy Ahmad tea in standard shops here. Only in souvenir shops for tourists or duty-free. Surprised?

I have bought Ahmad tea one time, some 5 years ago...but I was worse than n00b back then. I will have to repeat it one day.

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Sugar in tea...

I loved the tea, but I think it was because of the sugar that I was allowed to add to it. I would put in three large spoonfuls of sugar into each cup. I think I must have been drinking tea-flavored syrup!


What about you? Sugar? Milk? Lemon? Ouzo?
Strangely enough, your story is similar to mine. As my brother told me more than once that I was drinking a sweet coloured water
To be honest, I am proud of myself that I managed to give up on sugar in tea. It was a war. The whole process from the day I started it to the day when I could drink a cup of tea and not to shudder in revulsion but enjoy it (even though tea bags) took 18 months at the very least.
Milk was never ever a part of my tea drinking, except a few time when I had a cold and my throat demanded something smoother than raw tea.
Lemon in tea was a luxury in xUSSR that was adored by everyone besides me, which was usual wierdo me I have tried to like it when I lived in Israel - failed. Tried it in the UK, failed miserably, gave up

No regrets whatsoever. Straight tea is me me me!


Right now....Saturday morning, Assam STGFOP1 S Harmutty....delicious

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