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Tian Hu Shan Tea

Tian Hu Shan Tea
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John C. Dvorak: You remember how we used to drink tea when you lived in England, but you don’t do that much anymore. I’m still a fan of PG Tips, which is the everyday tea in England. However, I drink a lot of green tea now, and green tea can be pretty expensive depending on where you get it.

I’ve found a kind of “PG Tips” of green tea. It’s not something like gunpowder tea, but a specific green tea where you can get a pound of it for about $13. For a big pot, you just need a level teaspoon because the leaves expand quite a bit. This tea, which costs $13 for 16 ounces, is called Tian Hushan (T-I-A-N H-U-S-H-A-N), also known as Yin Hao (Y-I-N H-A-O). It’s from China, and I drink it all the time. It’s an excellent product.

I also do a double pour, which is something they do in China. Americans don’t often do this. After brewing the tea, you pour off the finished green tea and then pour more water into the used leaves. In China, they believe the second brewing is better, but honestly, I don’t see much difference. It just doubles the amount of tea.

I’m not sure how long it’ll take to get through the 16 ounces.

Adam Curry: “Might take years.”

John C. Dvorak: “This producer’s label is all in Chinese, so I have no idea if it’s a small batch or not.”

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