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Swee-Touch-Nee, "The Aristocrat of Teas," is a blend of orange pekoe and pekoe cut black teas.

Chances are, if you are of a certain age and grew up in a traditional Ashkenazi home, you know its distinctive red and gold box very well.

On an ordinary day, I might drink Earl Grey or green tea or any number of rarefied teas from China, but when I am ill or out of sorts and seeking solace in my teacup, Swee-Touch-Nee with lemon and honey (and in extreme cases, a shot of bourbon) is what I want.

It's becoming increasingly hard to find, however. I especially want the loose-leaf version, which I can't even find online, but I'll settle for bags. Has anyone seen it?

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LAZ
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Hello. I buy Swee touch nee via Amazon. It is the only place I have found it. It is the bagged, not loose kind. They have both a low caffeine version and a regular version. The low caffeine varieety tastes better to me.

Good luck locating it.

Hi,

Looking through the Jewel Chanukah sale adds, there is a coupon for Kedem Tea Biscuits if you buy Wissotzky Tea. I recognize this is not the tea you request, but just in case it is of interest.

Regards,

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A friend of mine picked up some for me, I think at the Evanston kosher Jewel. It looks as if they no longer market the loose leaf version, though.

Wissotzky Tea is brand, not a particular blend. They sell everything from herb teas to lapsang souchong. I haven't checked if they have a pekoe blend similar to Swee-Touch-Nee.

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Amazon carries it in various sizes. I was more interested in where it got such a strange name. It turns out, it is a transliteration of the Russian word for "Flowery".

stop & shop sells it:)

I saw it at the Dominick's on McCormick and Pratt in Lincolnwood in the Kosher section on Sunday. Sorry, but I didn't notice if it was bags or loose leaf, but I suspect bags.