hudamang 
CALI
Grape Fermenter
Posts: 401
 | | 05-14-2006 07:05 PM |
| "The 1st Grade of King Green costs as much as $150+ per lbs. But, I have no choice but to try some (in the future)."
Wholesale price for Longjing from the farmers in Hangzhou was about $300 per lb. It's cool how teas have grades but honestly, I couldn't tell the difference between the $10 tea jars and the $50 tea jars.
Make sure you don't get the fake Longjing from chinatown haha. PM me and I'll send you some. | | | |
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love_cab_chard
Master of Wine
Posts: 12771
| | 05-14-2006 07:22 PM |
| Wufa, $300.00/per lbs. Ouch. I won't be buying that very soon.
I just finished of White Tea 3rd Grade & opened White Tea 1st Grade. And, definitely a big difference, a step up for sure.
Yeah, @ $300/per, I will stick to other Greens (for now). Thanks! | | | |
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hudamang
CALI
Grape Fermenter
Posts: 401
| | 05-14-2006 09:38 PM |
| $300 is for the top notch stuff.
I have a whole bunch of the $20 lb one. That's perfectly good too.
PM me ur address and I'll send you a sample. See how you like it. | | | |
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love_cab_chard
Master of Wine
Posts: 12771
| | 07-21-2007 11:15 PM |
| Over the last few months:
Vanilla Green
Superfine White Silver Needles
White Tea 3rd Grade Show Mee
Thousand Year Laocong Pu Erh
White Tea 1st Grade Kung Mee
Rose White Tea | | | |
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love_cab_chard
Master of Wine
Posts: 12771
| | 07-27-2007 10:14 PM |
| Rose Black
Gunpowder Green | | | |
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love_cab_chard
Master of Wine
Posts: 12771
| | 10-24-2007 12:09 PM |
| China Ti Kuan Yin 2nd Grade White Tea: excellent! | | | |
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Paul_H
San Francisco
Grape Puncher
Posts: 890
| | 10-29-2007 09:25 PM |
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"Ti Kuan Yin .... White Tea" ?? | | | http://www.sweetandsourspectator.org | |
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love_cab_chard
Master of Wine
Posts: 12771
| | 10-30-2007 11:51 AM |
| Yes. What are you asking, Paul_H? | | | |
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Paul_H
San Francisco
Grape Puncher
Posts: 890
| | 10-31-2007 03:21 PM |
| Ti Kuan Yin is not white tea. | | | http://www.sweetandsourspectator.org | |
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hudamang
CALI
Grape Fermenter
Posts: 401
| | 10-31-2007 08:38 PM |
| Have you had the tea from the things shaped like a frisbee? Apparently, you are supposed to break part of the "cookie" off and put it with boiling water. Unlike many other teas are are supposed to lose flavor with age, this one is supposed to be better with age!
I am still sticking to Long Jing Green Tea and Snapple Ice Tea and Thai Iced Tea for now...
Went to Chinatown the other day and they had a cool tea shop with free samples. They were able to sell my friend $200 worth of tea...the best sales people I've ever seen or heard! | | | |
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Drew
Sammamish, WA
Wine Bottler
Posts: 3411
| | 11-01-2007 10:08 AM |
| The frisbies are Pu-erh teas. Tried some over in KL and brought a cheap one home. Supposedly, you can throw it in the closet for 20 yrs and it'll be great... There's quite a high end market for them (believe I read about it in the WSJ), but I wouldn't know a $5 frisbie from a $5000 one either. | | | |
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love_cab_chard
Master of Wine
Posts: 12771
| | 11-01-2007 12:38 PM |
| Oh, did I confused the 2 teas I am drinking? May be, I did, I will check @ home. | | | |
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love_cab_chard
Master of Wine
Posts: 12771
| | 02-08-2008 12:39 PM |
| Rose Black tea: very nice, good black tea. | | | |
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love_cab_chard
Master of Wine
Posts: 12771
| | 03-27-2008 05:31 PM |
| Green Oolong 3rd Grade: Excellent green tea. Great balance, taste, after taste, body. I am a fan of oolong tea(s) in general. | | | |
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