No, I absolutely love the tea; it's top quality straight from a Chinese merchant I trust in the city I lived, and it's quite good. I'm located in NC in the USA. The thing is that I'm probably going back to China and I am going to try and sell off some of this tea that I haven't opened up yet because I can just get more when I get back to China.
I'm still debating on getting rid of it. I just wanted to see if there were any takers here before I did something like put it on ebay.....that is, if I did anything at all.
Mydnight
-------------------- thus then i turn me from my countries light, to dwell in the solemn shades of an endless night.
Well, what I have is a package of A Li Shan Wulong in round style box. Mondayish I can take a picture of it for you guys to check out. It's about 300 grams of tea in all, an amount that will last you a good amount of time. This tea is perfect for gongfu cha.
It's considered a Gao Shan (High Mountain) wulong, so it can be noticably stronger than your basic wulongs depending on how you like your tea. I'm not sure how familar you guys are with A Li Shan, but it's considered on of the best gao shan wulong types. As schooled as you guys are in tea, I'm sure you've heard of it. heh.
I am not sure exactly what I got it for at the time, but I think maybe around 30 or 35 bucks or something. Use that as a guesstimate and tack on shipping (USPS is cheapest), and that's basically all I want for it.
Method of Payment, I dont' really know. I don't like checks very much. heh.
Mydnight
-------------------- thus then i turn me from my countries light, to dwell in the solemn shades of an endless night.
I.e. its a $3+ an ounce, not bad for a real A Li, but not really a "bargain". The question is - is it really an A Li Shan? To be one, it has to be a Taiwan tea (where A Li mountanis are). Is it? When and where did you buy it?
Oh, yeah, it's the real deal. I bought it in Dongguan, Guangdong in a shop that's called shangming ming cha. It's run by a Taiwanese man and his daughter; they have 5 or 6 stores in the Guangdong area...one in Guangzhou in Fangcun market, I think. The shop is a front for a tea plantation in Taiwan, so they grow their own teas...it isn't one of those things where they go and buy the cheapest tea in bulk and then lie about it to their customers which is abundant in Guangdong. It indeed is a Taiwan Gao Shan tea. They say a li shan is one of the most famous.
I have a good relationship with the bosses of the shop (I taught the son of the owner) and their merchandise is very good, but a little bit expensive. I have had A Li Shan from other shops, and IMO, I think this is much better stuff.
Price? It was a little pricey, I thought, but after tasting it, I thought it was well worth it. It's a pity you don't live near here, I could let you have a try. Like I said before, I have an unopened bag and a bag I drink from. I thought I wouldn't be returning to China for some time and, I didn't want to run out.
Mydnight
-------------------- thus then i turn me from my countries light, to dwell in the solemn shades of an endless night.
sorry. i was out of town this weekend on business and i will leave for india tomorrow. i will do my best to take the pictures for you tomorrow and give you a link so you can judge.
thanks,
g
Mydnight
-------------------- thus then i turn me from my countries light, to dwell in the solemn shades of an endless night.
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