Iggy > wrote in
:

> On Jul 11, 8:25 am, Mike Morton > wrote:
>> On 2008-07-11 10:55:55 -0400, Lewis Perin > said:
>>
>>
>>
>> > Mike Morton > writes:
>>
>> >> As I am sure many of the members here are aware, finding a true
>> >> representation of a tea is tough to do with all the online vendors
>> >> out there. I am looking for a recommended vendor of Bai Hao Yin
>> >> Zhen (which I am to understand is a high quality white?) - can
>> >> someone point me in the right direction here? Even better, is
>> >> there some listing of truly quality vendors that ship into Canada
>> >> around? I have searched through archives of this list - but not
>> >> been able to find something comprehensive....
>>
>> > Well, Spring Garden, in the Vancouver area, had some great Yinzhen
>> > last summer, though they don't have a web site. (The mother of one
>> > of the owners actually *grew* the stuff.) I posted their contact
>> > details last year, so you should be able to find that info in the
>> > archives.
>>
>> > /Lew
>> > ---
>> > Lew Perin /
>> >http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html
>>
>> Do you mean the Spring Cottage Tea House in Richmond? that is what I
>> found in a previous post of yours anyhow? If that is it, I am
>> heading to Van in beginning of Sept to get my daughter to University
>> out there - and I would love to make a side trip based on what you
>> posted...
>>
>> Thanks!
>
> I'd second the Spring Cottage Tea House recommendation. We buy our
> Silver Needles there every year, and no other source has come close to
> their quality. Their year's shipment came in a few weeks ago and we
> made a special trip to buy our pound for the year (it's $100/lb, but
> silver needle is so fluffy that a pound is a LOT of tea).
>...
> -Charles

Thanks, Lewis Perin and Iggy for the Spring Cottage Tea House
recommendation. I just placed an order for White Tea and Jasmine Pearls.

Spring Cottage Tea House now has an email address:
ChineseTea007_at_yahoo.com.hk
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