Nan Nuo. Nan Nuo. I had to plow down 47 pages of TaoBao NN puer to find what I bought last year in SF at a convenience store which I previously mentioned. I...

At the last PPP one of the gals sheng samplers was 'crab feet' from PuerShop. I was familiar with Hairy Crab oolong and previously heard of crab feet puer. I...

Here is a bing picture from TaoBao similar to the QiZi tong I took to the PPP. http://i40.tinypic.com/2z9acz8.jpg A couple of days prior I discovered I didnt...

I arrived at the PPP early so I could check out some teas. I couldnt see any Rooster Crest or Cocks Comb in the ridiculously expensive $40/25g BaiJiGuan. ...

I recently visited TaoBao to look at Puer pricing but ended up weeping at what little makes it to the West. I couldnt find my old link on another computer so...

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safe food r u want sweet taste milk payasam r u want hot taste chicken 65...

About half didnt show up on Valentines Day for another puer tasting. They were guys who probably were tethered to girlfriends. The two shu gals showed up. ...

Here is a post I presented to private groups of tea friends, I will post it here as well in case any of you have suggestions. Most of you know my tastes were...

Hi, can you please suggest some online teashops from taiwan that sell to Europe? thanks Tomas

Mike was looking for a specific tea with a range of oxidation. I suggested Darjeeling and TKY. It triggered another question in my mind. Many of my Chinese...

I am currently reading "The Old Tea Seller: Life and Zen Poetry in 18th Century Kyoto" by Baisao (the Tea Seller) and Norman Waddell (the translator) and it is...

My mother has had a small stroke and the MD advises NO CAFFEINE whatsoever. She really loves the delicate greens I've kept her busy with over the years and...

I got my red 16 ounce Teaspot Steepin' Mug today....

On hucksterism and the collapse of the pu'er tea market: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/17/world/asia/17tea.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all The...

A store named Teavana, part of a national chain, recently opened in a mall near me. I'm wondering if anyone here has bought tea from them, and what you...

With a nod to Jim... When people ask me where to get "normal" tea (by which they usually mean EBT or Early Grey) in bags, I generally recommend an Indian...

Has anyone browsed this wiki? What do we think? http://www.teageek.net/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page Alan

I never really thought about it but does anyone have any info on taking tea on a flight in carry on? I'm guessing an unmarked ziploc with loose leaf tea could...

On Jan 31, 8:05 am, wrote: Blatant SPAM snipped - L.H.www.greenbean-store.spam Come on guys, you know I live very near...

Its blurry. You get the picture ;-). Its handwritten from one of my sheng boxes. http://i39.tinypic.com/10ojqzr.jpg TIA, Jim

Looks real nice! http://www.singleservecoffee.com/archives/cat_single_serve_tea.php Mark

I'm still working on my September, 2008 teas from Upton. Also some from Ten Ren earlier. Upton has reported their slow boat teas from China are coming in,...

On a recent visit to a tea shoppe which I now consider a standard for Chinese teas if you dont want to wait for China Post I looked at their Taiwan Oriental...

While at the PPP I picked some LiuAn Gua Pian which has always been on my shortlist of Chinese teas to buy. In fact it was the last one on my list to cross...