@alexkmbk – With a Darjeeling a 2013 tea would already be available, so that might be interesting to you too. Like @xavier said; many tea companies do not list the year of their teas, which I’m not happy about either. I’m always wary of tea promotions for that reason. Can’t help thinking they’re simply trying to sell off older tea quickly. There…[Read more]

Re: making sure the water doesn’t sit too long, I agree @johndelaney. I love our Breville which allows me to set the tea to be ready when I wake up in the morning. However, the water is added the night before, so it is not freshly poured water. Sadly I can’t see a work-around. It’s either that, or no tea at the ready in the morning.

@bram = Denmark? I remember a nice post or two you wrote about Copenhagen last time, they were fun to read. Did you go there again?

@xavier – this is a brilliant find – it’s great you shared it. I’m still reading through the document, but it’s fascinating. @thedevotea, have you read this? It’s definitely a subject you’ve always been concerned with too. @bram @cazort you immediately spring to mind too.

Thanks everyone for your input. Taking Tea Trade out of the equation – because we all use that, it looks like twitter probably wins. I think everyone except @Bram has a twitter account. I like reddit but rarely remember to go there. G+ seems to be very slow on the tea front. As @thedevotea said, it’s mainly for chat with other tea people, but most…[Read more]