tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-661206873613003503.post4563225023774335532..comments2023-12-20T05:18:45.590-06:00Comments on The 39 Steeps: Hobbes Searches for a Proper Englishman's LapsangUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-661206873613003503.post-49731525049872975552011-10-31T09:05:22.239-05:002011-10-31T09:05:22.239-05:00This is interesting...it highlights how traits in ...This is interesting...it highlights how traits in a tea that might make that tea more desirable to certain connoisseurs might make it seemingly less "authentic" in the context of traditional British tea culture.<br /><br />I've heard people make similar remarks about Assam or Ceylon tea that was just "too light" or "too mild".<br /><br />Even though I don't really consider myself to have the aesthetics of British tea culture, I sometimes identify with these sentiments as well. Sometimes, the higher-grade and more expensive teas are too mild for me, and I like going for the coarser, bolder teas.Alex Zorachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08335878680429494039noreply@blogger.com