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Author: Alton B. WilsonAlton B. Wilson Date: Apr 5, 2008 14:18
Hello all,
I have been enjoying Pu Ti and Feng Huang Dan Cong from Teaspring. I
only bought the small sample sizes, so it is time to reorder.
I plan to order more Feng Huang Dan Cong, and to try some Song Zhong Dan
Cong. My main question is, does anyone know of an alternate source for
Pu Ti? I really like the sample from Teaspring, and am prepared to buy
more, but it is expensive for me, and if I can find an alternative that
is less expensive, I am willing to try.
Final question, has anyone bought anything really noteworthy from
Teaspring lately? Any recommendations to add to my list?
Thanks in advance,
Alton
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Author: ShenShen Date: Apr 5, 2008 16:40
On Apr 5, 3:09 pm, "Alton B. Wilson" cinci.rr.com> wrote:> Hello all,
>
> I have been enjoying Pu Ti and Feng Huang Dan Cong from Teaspring. I
> only bought the small sample sizes, so it is time to reorder.
>
> I plan to order more Feng Huang Dan Cong, and to try some Song Zhong Dan
> Cong. My main question is, does anyone know of an alternate source for
> Pu Ti? I really like the sample from Teaspring, and am prepared to buy
> more, but it is expensive for me, and if I can find an alternative that
> is less expensive, I am willing to try.
>
> Final question, has anyone bought anything really noteworthy from
> Teaspring lately? Any recommendations to add to my list?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Alton
I am fond of all the Dan Congs from Teaspring and, yes, indeed, you've
got a really special TiGuan Yin there in the Pu Ti Cha.
The Dong Ting Bi Luo Chun is exceptionally bright and refreshing and I
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Author: GrasshopperGrasshopper Date: Apr 5, 2008 18:17
Shen refers to TeaSpring's Dong Ting Bi Luo Chun, and it should be
restocked with the 2008 version within three or four days. Daniel Ong
of TeaSpring tells me this year's is top-flight. I am also very
partial to Yang Yan Gou Qing. There are many excellent green teas,
but those two are my current favorites. When I don't have them, I get
twitchy. Regards to all.
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Author: ShenShen Date: Apr 5, 2008 22:50
On Apr 5, 6:17 pm, Grasshopper gmail.com> wrote:> Shen refers to TeaSpring's Dong Ting Bi Luo Chun, and it should be
> restocked with the 2008 version within three or four days. Daniel Ong
> of TeaSpring tells me this year's is top-flight. I am also very
> partial to Yang Yan Gou Qing. There are many excellent green teas,
> but those two are my current favorites. When I don't have them, I get
> twitchy. Regards to all.
Sorry, Alton and Grasshopper - I was just giving you a rundown of my
purchases and favourites and overlooked your request for "recent". The
Dong Ting was last year's not recent. I can't wait to taste this
year's.
In the last two or three months, I indulged my Dan Cong bender and
loved the Traditional Da Hong Pao.
I've tried Da Hong Pao from several vendors and this is a very rich
cup - earthy, woodsy, smokey - a fragrance like a good mocha-java.
Have fun tea shopping!
Shen
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Author: Michael PlantMichael Plant Date: Apr 6, 2008 11:13
> I am fond of all the Dan Congs from Teaspring and, yes, indeed, you've got
> a really special TiGuan Yin there in the Pu Ti Cha. The Dong Ting Bi Luo
> Chun is exceptionally bright and refreshing and I really like their
> Sichuan Gong Fu, rich, deep and dark. Nai Xiang Oolong is a delicate
> milky flavoured oolong that seems to be a very fine quality - I prefer it
> to Red Blossom's. Huang Guan Yin is complex and toasty. Just bought some
> and I really enjoy the sweet and fragrant Bai Ji Guan. Dogma turned me on
> tot he tea and I'm very grateful. It's worth the price. Teaspring also
> carries a Bi Luo Chun Hong Cha (red/black). Yes, that's right. This one
> is black, not green and it's really a nice tea for a formal gong fu or a
> chilly evening. It's always a good idea to sample...
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Author: ShenShen Date: Apr 6, 2008 18:59
On Apr 6, 11:13 am, Michael Plant pipeline.com> wrote:>> I am fond of all the Dan Congs from Teaspring and, yes, indeed, you've got
>> a really special TiGuan Yin there in the Pu Ti Cha. The Dong Ting Bi Luo
>> Chun is exceptionally bright and refreshing and I really like their
>> Sichuan Gong Fu, rich, deep and dark. Nai Xiang Oolong is a delicate
>> milky flavoured oolong that seems to be a very fine quality - I prefer it
>> to Red Blossom's. Huang Guan Yin is complex and toasty. Just bought some
>> and I really enjoy the sweet and fragrant Bai Ji Guan. Dogma turned me on
>> tot he tea and I'm very grateful. It's worth the price. Teaspring also
>> carries a Bi Luo Chun Hong Cha (red/black). Yes, that's right. This one
>> is black, not green and it's really a nice...
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Author: KevoKevo Date: Apr 6, 2008 22:32
Alton,
There are 2 types of Pu Ti Tea. 1 is the real thing, a herbal tea also
known as Linden Tea, the other is just a name given 4 ausipicious
meaning, named after the event of sanctification of GuanYin in AnXi.
The 1 you had was the latter, which is basically Da Hong Pao from WuYi
renamed. There are plenty of sources out there 4 Da Hong Pao, but
since the 1 offered by Teaspring is from 2006, you might want 2 search
around 4 an older Da Hong Pao - fired @ medium strength, the tea has a
drying effect on the throat & the flavor of heat when new, after 2
years of storage & mellowing down, it should taste much better.
Kevo
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Author: KevoKevo Date: Apr 6, 2008 22:37
On Apr 7, 9:59 am, Shen gmail.com> wrote:> On Apr 6, 11:13 am, Michael Plant pipeline.com> wrote:
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>>>> I am fond of all the Dan Congs from Teaspring and, yes, indeed, you've got
>>> a really special TiGuan Yin there in the Pu Ti Cha. The Dong Ting Bi Luo
>>> Chun is exceptionally bright and refreshing and I really like their
>>> Sichuan Gong Fu, rich, deep and dark. Nai Xiang Oolong is a delicate
>>> milky flavoured oolong that seems to be a very fine quality - I prefer it
>>> to Red Blossom's. Huang Guan Yin is complex and toasty. Just bought some
>>> and I really enjoy the sweet and fragrant Bai Ji Guan. Dogma turned me on
>>> tot he tea and I'm very grateful. It's worth the price. Teaspring also
>>> carries a Bi Luo Chun Hong Cha (red/black). Yes, that's right. This one
>>> is black, not green and it's really a nice tea for a formal gong fu or a
>>> chilly evening. It's always a good idea to sample and since Teaspring
>>> gets their mail out pretty swiftly, I'm sure you won't have too much time
>>> to wait for your next box of little treasures. Shen ...
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Author: Lewis PerinLewis Perin Date: Apr 7, 2008 07:18
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> Just feeling mischievious...Prithee tell us what is the history behind
> a Black BiLuoChun when Bi means Emerald Meaning Green? Please
> enlighten us on this misnomer, or is the vendor pulling a fast one on
> us just because BiLuoChun is supposedly a famous Chinese Green?
Vendors have been doing this for years. Yunnan Sourcing has sold a
Yunnan red tea with that name shaped like BLC but way too big to be
from the same cultivar.
/Lew
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Author: ShenShen Date: Apr 7, 2008 09:06
On Apr 7, 7:18 am, Lewis Perin panix.com> wrote:> Kevo gmail.com> writes:
>>> Just feeling mischievious...Prithee tell us what is the history behind
>> a Black BiLuoChun when Bi means Emerald Meaning Green? Please
>> enlighten us on this misnomer, or is the vendor pulling a fast one on
>> us just because BiLuoChun is supposedly a famous Chinese Green?
>
> Vendors have been doing this for years. Yunnan Sourcing has sold a
> Yunnan red tea with that name shaped like BLC but way too big to be
> from the same cultivar.
>
> /Lew
> ---
> Lew Perin / pe...@ acm.orghttp://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html
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