On Mar 5, 3:47*am, "Alton B. Wilson" wrote:
I have placed about eight online orders over the last 5 years. *Probably
3 through Adagio, 2 through Upton, 1 Teaspring, 1 Generation Tea and 1
through Green Tea Store.

Based only on service, speed of delivery and website I would say my best
experience has been with Adagio and Upton. *The delivery speed of Adagio
and Upton is fast and the communication is good, using their "standard
delivery" (ordered from both on a Sunday afternoon, minutes apart and
received the samples 3 business days later within hours apart. *(My
shipping location is southwest Ohio) Upton's website is good for
information on tea.

I have an existing order from Teaspring; and I have been waiting now 8
business days for standard delivery (I know it is from Calif, but it is
getting to be too long of wait for me to consider this good service, but
it is only my first order from them).

I don't think Adagio has a lot of Chinese reds, but they do have a few
whites and darjeelings. *I think you will have better luck with your
selection if you try Upton (http://www.uptontea.com/) [ TO KEEP THE
THREAD POLICE HAPPY, THIS IS NOT A SCAM ]

Alton



5tein wrote:
What's your opinion of the many online stores selling Chinese teas? *I
have used several with varying outcomes.

BTW, I'm new to this group and glad I found it. My primary interests
are Chinese reds (esp. qimen) and whites, but I'm very interested in
learning all about Indian teas, esp. darjeelings.

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TeaSpring is extremely reliable and, in general, really good tea for
the price.
I order from them frequently and can vouch for the quality. I am in
California and their tea arrives, most often, in two weeks. They know
their tea and strive for top quality and the shipping is extremely
reasonable. Adagio, in my opinion, is just over-priced for very
ordinary tea. Upton is great, especially for "English" tea drinkers. I
just prefer the variety available in the Chinese tea businesses.
Sebastien at Jing's will "special order" for you anything you prefer.
In regard to "thread police", I have only been on this board a little
more than two years; but, during that time, many folks have post to
advertise what is generally a pretty lousy selection of over-priced
junk - everything from cracked "antique" phony-baloney teapots to pu-
erh made to look aged.
It's just my suspicious nature - I'm one of those who tends to
question authority. Anyway, this guy obviously meant no harm nor had
covert attentions. Enough said.
Shen

5tein writes:

[...]
On a slightly unrelated note, my colleague is interested in green
teas--actually the Chinese tea I know _least_ about, and I started
talking about some basics, and it reminded me that I purchased some
fabulous tea near Lu Shan, Jiangxi province. The English translation
was Cloud Mist tea (my Chinese is rusty--yun wu?).

Yes, Yun Wu sounds right. But it names a class of teas rather than one
particular one.

/Lew
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On Mar 4, 9:37*pm, 5tein wrote:
On Mar 4, 4:56 pm, Shen wrote:

On Mar 4, 1:24 pm, 5tein wrote:

SpecialTeas are okay. I find Seven Cups expensive and Adagio the high
end of mediocre (in general). The shops I mentioned are all in China
and/or Taiwan. HoudeAsian has predictably excellent teas. Guang is in
Texas.
Happy sipping!
Shen

I have liked Adagio's white teas, though never thought their black/red
teas compared to stuff I'd get even from TenRen. *I just placed an
order with Jing's--great prices, but high shipping.

On a slightly unrelated note, my colleague is interested in green
teas--actually the Chinese tea I know _least_ about, and I started
talking about some basics, and it reminded me that I purchased some
fabulous tea near Lu Shan, Jiangxi province. *The English translation
was Cloud Mist tea (my Chinese is rusty--yun wu?). I'm 99% sure it was
a green, though the flavor was similar to some whites I've enjoyed.
Anyone know of this tea or similar varieties?

From what I understand from my Chinese friends, Clouds and Mist is,
indeed, Yun Wu from Zhejiang and should be available in April.
Actually, the most lovely C&M I've had was from Imperial Tea Court - a
little higher, but worth it.
Shen

Shen wrote:
On Mar 4, 11:15 am, Warren wrote:
Shen wrote:
On Mar 4, 9:34 am, 5tein wrote:
What's your opinion of the many online stores selling Chinese teas? I
have used several with varying outcomes.
BTW, I'm new to this group and glad I found it. My primary interests
are Chinese reds (esp. qimen) and whites, but I'm very interested in
learning all about Indian teas, esp. darjeelings.
Thanks!
I like TeaSpring, Jing's and a few eBay vendors who are honorable and
send good tea at fair prices - Yunnan Sourcing, of course, and Dragon
Tea House, Awazon, and China Health (?).
I always have great experiences (fast, careful shipping etc) with
TeaSpring and Jing's. Oh, and Touchatea (for puerhs only).
Qimens from Jing's are superior, especially "gift" and "gung fu"
quality.
Shen
the touchatea website has some interesting items, but if you will pardon
me for sounding like a noob, I was always under the impression that tea
bricks were of fairly low quality. Is this not the case (i've tried a
few cups over the years and was wildly unimpressed). are there actually
pe erh bricks that are actually decent tea?

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Off-topic: No, no, no! It depends upon the tea - sheng, shu, where it
was manufactured and by whom, how old, how new! Go to www.pu-erh.net
Mike"s site will provide any info you need regarding pu-erh.
There are lots of criteria. Bricks are convenient, generally
economical and often just chock full of very, very good tea.
Shen
Very interesting website, thanks for the link and the response

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On Mar 5, 8:04 pm, "Alton B. Wilson" wrote:
Shen,

Thanks for the good words about Teaspring. I didn't think that maybe
the tea was coming from afar.

I guess I have been on a journey from Celestial Seasons, to Tazo, to
Adagio, to Upton and now moving more towards green and Oolong from more
"boutique" suppliers, if I can use that term, meant in the best way.

I am waiting on:

Feng Huang Dan Cong
Shui Xian
Jade Tie Guan Yin
Bi Tan Lan Xue
Pu Ti Cha

Right now, I am buying a lot of small sample packs to try to find out
what I like and what I don't.

Do you use the same type of tea pot for all of your teas? Do you use
any type of special water for your tea? I had a guy at a Sears store
try to sell me a reverse osmosis system, saying that he was a tea
drinker and that it made a big difference in taste.

Regards,

Alton

Hey Alton,

This may be a great topic to start a new thread rather than buried in
this one as it is a valid question and I'm sure will get some
conversation started. (at least I'd take it on

- Dominic

On Mar 5, 5:51*pm, "Dominic T." wrote:
On Mar 5, 8:04 pm, "Alton B. Wilson" wrote:





Shen,

Thanks for the good words about Teaspring. *I didn't think that maybe
the tea was coming from afar.

I guess I have been on a journey from Celestial Seasons, to Tazo, to
Adagio, to Upton and now moving more towards green and Oolong from more
"boutique" suppliers, if I can use that term, meant in the best way.

I am waiting on:

Feng Huang Dan Cong
Shui Xian
Jade Tie Guan Yin
Bi Tan Lan Xue
Pu Ti Cha

Right now, I am buying a lot of small sample packs to try to find out
what I like and what I don't.

Do you use the same type of tea pot for all of your teas? *Do you use
any type of special water for your tea? *I had a guy at a Sears store
try to sell me a reverse osmosis system, saying that he was a tea
drinker and that it made a big difference in taste.

Regards,

Alton

Hey Alton,

This may be a great topic to start a new thread rather than buried in
this one as it is a valid question and I'm sure will get some
conversation started. (at least I'd take it on

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Agreeing with Dominic - A new topic.
Wow! I've just had the 3 of the teas on your list. I left remarks on
the site. The Pu Ti Cha is extrodinary. I'm sure you'll enjoy it! A
very special, special tea. The Shui Xian is a great buy. Very, very
flavourful and tenacious for the price. Hardly a "Chinese restaurant
tea".
Shen