Lewis Perin wrote:
> Strange. In my experience (exclusively in the West) Mao Xie is much
> harder to find than TGY. Of course, if much of the TGY isn't real
> TGY, then ... what?


If you don't know the specific name of this tea (mao xie), it will
mainly sold under the name "Anxi se zhong (includes mao xie, ben shan,
mei zhan etc.)"
The Mao Xie and Ben Shan is easily advertised as Tie Guan Yin over here
as well to tea drinkers (some buyers as well) that can't really tell
the difference. Or another way, some sellers mixed the Mao Xie or/and
Ben Shan with Tie Guan Yin to allow to increase the floral fragrance of
the Tie Guan Yin, therefore, the cost of tea is also much cheaper.
So, if much of the TGY isn't real TGY, then...you are not paying for
what it should be if you buy it.

Jing
www.jingteashop.com