second flush has come and gone
i have not heard mention of any 'must have' teas for this grouping. was it a poor harvest
i see thunderbolt has some on for high price, but no positive comments.
as for me i am awaiting my order of nine teas from yunnan llc. the order will be here in about 5-7 business days. i still check my mailbox 3 times a day, in case it has magically appeared =)
I just ordered Nilgiri, Ceylon, Assam, Malawi, Java, and some Christmas melange. Only one of them is a "must have," but I don't know which one. I have some gunpowder to get through before I order more greens. What are your nine? Toci
I know Yunnan is great for puerh's, but i have some from there already. they are nice, but i like whites, oolong and other teas. Thankfully he has great prices on these as well. His Yunnan silver needle white is amazing and i believe it was $29 for 500g, that is unheard of, others sell comparable silver needle for $100-150 for
500g.I got some milk oolong locally for $5 for 25g, which is $50 for 250g, here i get 250g for $25, and my local store does not carry these types of tea. i got enought to get me through another canadian winter. the 7 day shipping was 28 but with the price of gas, i would have spent 25 going to a better tea store 60 miles away return trip. with the great prices, i do not mind the shipping it all works out. I am awaiting these teas.
Jin Xuan Taiwan Oolong Spring '08 * Golden Lily Early Spring Premium Bi Luo Chun * Pi Lo Chun Big Red Robe * Wu Yi Rock Tea * Fujian Oolong Spring 2008 Phoenix Dan Cong * Orchid Nectar Aroma Fancy Ben Shan Oolong of Anxi * Wulong Tea Yunnan Pure Small Bud Black Tea * Gold Tips Premium Simao Black Tea * Hong Piao Xiang Hairy Crab Oolong Tea of Anxi Banana Black
two were 250g, others were 100g , and the final price is great for me for 1100g of high qulaity teas shipped
October will be a tea-induced dream month for me i just have to get the Phoenix Dan Cong steeped right, 15029 steepings is new to me, i get 5-8 from puerh's. i was told here to do flash infushings.
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