My sister and brother-in-law are celebrating a big anniversary and I
want to gift them with tea which they are discovering. Can anyone
suggest a five tea sampling that wouldn't cost more than $50.00 and, if
possible, where I could get them?
I know this is a reach, but if anyone would know good teas at good
prices it would be the members of this group.
I am grateful for all the suggestions.
Thanks in advance.
Shen

Shen, I don't know what kind of tea you had in mind but Hou De Asian Art has
a number of samples (oolong and puerh) that are reasonable and have free
shipping. The tea is yummy.
It's at http://www.houdeasianart.com/



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"Shen" > wrote in message
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> My sister and brother-in-law are celebrating a big anniversary and I
> want to gift them with tea which they are discovering. Can anyone
> suggest a five tea sampling that wouldn't cost more than $50.00 and, if
> possible, where I could get them?
> I know this is a reach, but if anyone would know good teas at good
> prices it would be the members of this group.
> I am grateful for all the suggestions.
> Thanks in advance.
> Shen
>

"Shen" wrote...
> My sister and brother-in-law are celebrating a big anniversary and I
> want to gift them with tea which they are discovering. Can anyone
> suggest a five tea sampling that wouldn't cost more than $50.00 and, if
> possible, where I could get them?
> I know this is a reach, but if anyone would know good teas at good
> prices it would be the members of this group.
> I am grateful for all the suggestions.
> Thanks in advance.
> Shen

TeaHome has several samplers: http://tinyurl.com/rzdmf
The tea is shipped from the teafarm in Nan Tou, Taiwan.

Shen,

Hou De has a new selection of the four famous "yan cha" wulong for a
smidge under $50 - check their front page. I'm planning to get some
myself, they look fabulous.

(Disclaimer: I've no relation to Hou De.)


Toodlepip,

Hobbes

10/6/06


> Shen,
>
> Hou De has a new selection of the four famous "yan cha" wulong for a
> smidge under $50 - check their front page. I'm planning to get some
> myself, they look fabulous.
>
> (Disclaimer: I've no relation to Hou De.)
>
>
> Toodlepip,
>
> Hobbes

Hi Hobbes,

"Yan Cha" is another phrase much like "Dan Cong":
It slips and slides along the road picking up (and
losing) meaning as it goes. I believe "cliff tea" is
the translation, and it refers primarily to teas grown
in the WuYi Mountain area.It would imply trees
growing out of the cliffs of WuYi, and suggests a
higher quality, much as the words "high mountain"
do. So, we need more information: What exactly are
the four famous "'yan cha' wulong" teas you've
discovered? Varietals? I know of more than four,
hence my question. Ramble ramble ramble sorry.

Michael

A trip to Chinatown and a Chinese sampler pack of 6 1oz tins for $3.99
with the Chinese inscriptions would be icing on the cake. I still have
mine which is over 30 years old. It was a belated wedding present to
myself. The prices haven't changed much. In your price range you can
find puer in the wedding presentation pillow boxes. If it were me, I'd
find the sheng FuLuShouXi fortune,wealth,longevity,happiness embossed
characters on Ebay. If you're lucky you might find the 500g characters
but Xiaguan has them in the 250g sizes. I just made a wedding gift of
Xiaguan Horse Tuo in the Scroll tube.


Jim

Shen wrote:
> My sister and brother-in-law are celebrating a big anniversary and I
> want to gift them with tea which they are discovering. Can anyone
> suggest a five tea sampling that wouldn't cost more than $50.00 and, if
> possible, where I could get them?
> I know this is a reach, but if anyone would know good teas at good
> prices it would be the members of this group.
> I am grateful for all the suggestions.
> Thanks in advance.
> Shen

Hey Hobbes,

When talking about THE 4 famous Wuyi oolong you are talking about the
Si Da Ming Cong which are Tie Luo Han, Da hong Pao, Shui Jin Gui, Bai
Ji Guan.

Then, comes the Ming Cong (Famous Bushes): Rou Gui, Shui Xian, Lao Cong
Shui Xian, Qi Lan, Ban Tian Yao.... there is over 800 of them

Hope that helps,

Seb


Michael Plant wrote:
> 10/6/06
>
>
> > Shen,
> >
> > Hou De has a new selection of the four famous "yan cha" wulong for a
> > smidge under $50 - check their front page. I'm planning to get some
> > myself, they look fabulous.
> >
> > (Disclaimer: I've no relation to Hou De.)
> >
> >
> > Toodlepip,
> >
> > Hobbes
>
> Hi Hobbes,
>
> "Yan Cha" is another phrase much like "Dan Cong":
> It slips and slides along the road picking up (and
> losing) meaning as it goes. I believe "cliff tea" is
> the translation, and it refers primarily to teas grown
> in the WuYi Mountain area.It would imply trees
> growing out of the cliffs of WuYi, and suggests a
> higher quality, much as the words "high mountain"
> do. So, we need more information: What exactly are
> the four famous "'yan cha' wulong" teas you've
> discovered? Varietals? I know of more than four,
> hence my question. Ramble ramble ramble sorry.
>
> Michael

When talking about THE 4 famous Wuyi oolong you are talking about the Si Da
> Ming Cong which are Tie Luo Han, Da hong Pao, Shui Jin Gui, Bai Ji Guan.
> Then, comes the Ming Cong (Famous Bushes): Rou Gui, Shui Xian, Lao Cong
> Shui Xian, Qi Lan, Ban Tian Yao.... there is over 800 of them
> Hope that helps,
> Seb


Thanks. I had them all mixed up in my mind.
Tie Luo Han and Bai Ji Guan are among my
favorites. Da Hong Pao would be too, if the
range of quality in that one were not so
extraordinarily wide. Shui Jin Gui I have
to look up, although I know I've tasted it.
Michael