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Independent tea writing with nothing to sellNew guide every fortnight
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Contact Amusement Gratuit

Brewing questions, corrections and subject suggestions all arrive here. We do not recommend sellers, but within that limit we answer thoroughly.

What we can help with

Four kinds of message

Within a narrow scope, we answer at length and free of charge.

Brewing problems

Bitterness, thinness, inconsistency. Specific parameters get specific answers.

Understanding a category

What distinguishes one style from another and what to expect from it.

Corrections

Errors are amended openly with a dated note at the foot of the guide.

Data requests

Access, correction or deletion of anything we hold about you.

Common questions

Before you write

The requests that arrive most often.

No. Having no commercial relationships is the only distinctive thing about this project, and recommending sellers would end it. The label guide describes the questions to ask instead.

We can often tell you roughly what category and style something is from a description and photographs. We do not value teas and would not be reliable if we tried.

No. Accepting samples would create exactly the relationship this project exists to avoid, however informal the arrangement.

One click on the link at the foot of any email. Immediate and no explanation required.