Looking for Russian Caravan

[ykarnay]

Looking for Russian Caravan

by ykarnay » Jul 13th, '07, 10:40

Hi all,

I am from NYC and my boyfriend asked me to stock up on Russian Caravan, loose tea if I ever found it. The only company he tried was Twinnings but unfortunatelly, Russian Caran has been discontinued.

Can anyone suggest a store or a website where I can purchase this tea?

Very much appreciate it.

Thanks.
Yulia

[Samovar]

by Samovar » Jul 13th, '07, 10:45

Culinary Teas carries Russian Caravan.

http://www.culinaryteas.com/Specialty_B ... n_Tea.html

The quality of their teas is excellent as well as their customer service.

Samovar

[xine]

by xine » Jul 13th, '07, 11:12

Adagio also has Lapsang Souchong- also known as Russian caravan:

https://www.adagio.com/black/lapsang_souchong.html

[desmoface]

by desmoface » Jul 13th, '07, 14:56

I tried some of this:
http://www.uptontea.com/shopcart/item.asp?from=justForYou-bestsellers.asp&itemID=TB70&begin=0

It was pretty dang good.

Steve

[Mary R]

by Mary R » Jul 13th, '07, 15:08

Jamie from the blog Tea on Tap published a review of Dragonwater's fruity version of Russian Caravan. (They have two--a 'fruity' and 'smoky'.) You might want to check that out.

[Chip]

by Chip » Jul 13th, '07, 15:32

Welcome to the forum!

...yeah...Russia Caravan can mean anything from smokey to more of a Chinese Keemun or a Congou. It is like English Breakfast, seems like everyone has their own interpretation of it. I had Twinings Russian Caravan years ago and I do not recall it being smokey.

Most tea drinkers equate it with a smoky Chinese black, but not as smoky as lapsang souchong.

You should be able to find a replacement for it regardless, but like most of us, you may need to try several in order to find what you like.

[evilive]

by evilive » Nov 28th, '07, 22:39

Russia Caravan can mean anything from smokey to more of a Chinese Keemun or a Congou. It is like English Breakfast, seems like everyone has their own interpretation of it. I had Twinings Russian Caravan years ago and I do not recall it being smokey.

Twinings Russian Caravan is a tea I often drink and always have stocked up. It is, however, quite hit/miss on the smokiness front. I do always enjoy the flavour and feel of the tea, but it ranges from being hardly smokey to leaning towards being too smokey. Delicious tea though

[skywarrior]

by skywarrior » Nov 29th, '07, 03:20

Ah, ok. I remember Russian Caravan tea, but I hadn't a clue that it was Lapsang Souchong. Smoky, yes, I seem to remember it was.