Russian-Georgian tea

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Jun 11th, '09, 16:08
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Russian-Georgian tea

by Varu » Jun 11th, '09, 16:08

Hi all,

My local bulk tea store, which sells something like 30 kinds of tea, has one that is particularly good. I'd say it's their best one.

It's called Russian-Georgian, not to be confused with Russian Caravan.

When I prepare some of it and before I ever add sweetener, it has a distinct scent of honey and yet it is not sweet by itself.

I was curious if anyone knows whether Russian or Georgian tea is known for that and if it's a processing thing or just the type of tea used?

Thanks.

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Jun 11th, '09, 17:33
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by spot52 » Jun 11th, '09, 17:33

I don't know much about it, but here was a thread a little further down the page
http://www.teachat.com/viewtopic.php?t=9272 hopefully it has some answers for ya.
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Jun 13th, '09, 23:08
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by sneakers » Jun 13th, '09, 23:08

Just read the older thread, and that's fascinating. I didn't think of Georgia as being that warm. You said it's not sweet. Can you compare the taste to a tea we know?

I think any modern Georgian would not take kindly to being hyphenated with their former occupiers and then invaders.

I just found this on the internet for you: http://teaguide.wordpress.com/2008/02/1 ... nd-part-1/ Only the first section is about the tea.

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