It says Product of China Tuhsu Fujian tea Imp. & Exp. Corp. and it does say
Art. No. FL111 on the can so...I bet that's the right stuff. There are pics
uploaded to my Yahoo album here though:

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/csinesis/album?.dir=/c9db


Melinda

"Space Cowboy" wrote in message
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When you get the chance briefly described the tin color, size, English,
engravings etc. There are many TKY tins on the local shelves. It
would be easy to overlook.

Thanks,
Jim

Melinda wrote:
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Hi Melinda,

Is it one of the Butterfly TKY found here? If I had a picture it would
help.

http://www.makmur.com.my/product/showCat.php?cat_id=16

Thanks,
Jim

Thanks, Melinda. I haven't seen that one because I would have bought
it for the art work alone. I'll keep an eye out though on the next
trip.

Jim

Melinda wrote:
It says Product of China Tuhsu Fujian tea Imp. & Exp. Corp. and it does say
Art. No. FL111 on the can so...I bet that's the right stuff. There are pics
uploaded to my Yahoo album here though:

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/csinesis/album?.dir=/c9db


Melinda

"Space Cowboy" wrote in message
oups.com...
When you get the chance briefly described the tin color, size, English,
engravings etc. There are many TKY tins on the local shelves. It
would be easy to overlook.

Thanks,
Jim

Melinda wrote:
"Space Cowboy" wrote in message
oups.com...
Hi Melinda,

Is it one of the Butterfly TKY found here? If I had a picture it would
help.

http://www.makmur.com.my/product/showCat.php?cat_id=16

Thanks,
Jim

"stePH" wrote in message
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Today after work I stopped at the "Ranch 99 Market" (an Asian
supermarket on Hwy 99 north of Seattle) and picked up a 7oz bag of
sencha for $3, and a 7.4oz jar (with a glass-and-plastic stopper) of a
very green Ti Kuan Yin for $10.

The jar has a mostly yellow label that appears to be branded "ASIAN
TASTE (R)" and the tea itself is described as "Xue Feng Ti Kuan Yin"
... and some Japanese katakana above it reads something like
"tekkanmen" (more precisely, "te-small tsu, ka-n, me-n") and I've just
noticed a gold "ASIAN TASTE" label on the bottom of the jar as well.

Now having a third infusion -- this stuff is absolutely delicious, and
easily stands up to the "Monkey Picked Tiguanyin" that Michael Plant
sent me a sample of last month (for all I know, it's the same stuff).

I must return to that store soon and try the same brand's Dragonwell;
there's also some green tea there that strongly resembles the "Green
Pekoe Blues" that I got a sample of from Adagio last Christmas. Lots
of other interesting-looking stuff there, too, but I didn't want to go
on a crazy buying spree just yet.

damn, I just love green oolongs,
stePH
in cup: see post :-)


Hi stePH,

I picked this up yesterday...it's not as good to me as some of the A Li
Shan's I've gotten from Hou De, but it's OK. I did NOT like that it came in
a clear glass jar, let's the light in and is bad for tea. But I'm going to
spend some time with it, if you're interested in further comments later from
me I'll oblige. It is a greener TGY than I've had before, and that's kind of
a relief...I used to like the really roasted ones and now I've gotten away
from those more. I can't compare it to another green TGY though, so you'd
have the advantage there of having something similar with which to compare
it.

While I was there I picked up a cardboard canister of pouchong, it's a
broken leaf and so far has proved to be very astringent in a way I haven't
had to deal with in a long time in an oolong but I have a feeling it's
because it IS broken and I bet I steeped it too long. Again, I'll have to
experiment more. I just wanted some because it's a type of oolong I haven't
had before. Can anyone recommend a fairly inexpensive basic pouchong that
might be available to me? Whole leaf preferred.

Melinda

Melinda wrote:
"stePH" wrote in message
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Today after work I stopped at the "Ranch 99 Market" (an Asian
supermarket on Hwy 99 north of Seattle) and picked up a 7oz bag of
sencha for $3, and a 7.4oz jar (with a glass-and-plastic stopper) of a
very green Ti Kuan Yin for $10.

....
I'm up that way tomorrow, I shall have to pick up some. Thanks for the
information Steph.

Are you in the area, or is there some other Ranch 99 Market where you
are?


stePH
--
in cup: "Chelton" Ceylon black tea

"stePH" wrote in message
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Melinda wrote:
"stePH" wrote in message
oups.com...
Today after work I stopped at the "Ranch 99 Market" (an Asian
supermarket on Hwy 99 north of Seattle) and picked up a 7oz bag of
sencha for $3, and a 7.4oz jar (with a glass-and-plastic stopper) of a
very green Ti Kuan Yin for $10.

...
I'm up that way tomorrow, I shall have to pick up some. Thanks for the
information Steph.

Are you in the area, or is there some other Ranch 99 Market where you
are?


stePH
--
in cup: "Chelton" Ceylon black tea


I'm in the general area, south actually. But I was headed up to North
Seattle for somehting else and I'd never heard of Ranch 99 and I am ALWAYS
on the lookout for new cool grocery stores etc. (I really like Uwajimaya.)
Ranch 99 is the first "Asian" store I've been in that uses frequent shopper
cards...something new.

Melinda