> I know I've covered some of their teas here and at my blog, and as
> anyone here would know I have no affiliation or benefit from it, but I
> want to publicly thank Daniel and Teaspring.com for service above and
> beyond anything I could have asked for.
>
> I have an upcoming wedding planned, and since tea plays such a large
> role in mine and my fiance's lives we wanted to incorporate it into
> our day. I came up with the idea of building the gifts around the
> concept and including one of her favorite teas and one of mine with
> information on the tea, brewing, enjoying, and our story and tie in
> with the chosen tea.
>
> Everything was coming along nicely until we hit a snag in that while
> Teaspring had plenty of my fiance's favorite Shui Xian they had no
> more Bi Lo Chun for my part and none up to snuff available. Of course
> there are other sources, and even higher quality hand produced
> options, but either prohibitively expensive or we were over the
> quantity available with our need for around 600g each. These two had
> been selected specifically for other reasons which I will share the ...

>If anyone is looking for a solid, daily drinkable, affordable, Shui
>Xian or BLC I can't suggest you at least try their offerings out as
>they easily eclipse most other offerings in the price range and even
>slightly above. Yes, there are some expensive crafted versions which
>are in another league which I still treat myself to but FWIW, these
>are unbeatable values. My other hope is that by planting the seed if
>even one guest gains an appreciation or learns more about tea from
>this, it would make it all worthwhile to me.
>
>I figured I would share the tale,

> Dominic,
>
> Congrats on your nuptials.
>
> Include me as a very, very satisfied customer of Teaspring. They are my
> main tea source now, and when I am in the Chicago area I found a nice
> tea shop in Evanston; but Teaspring is the best mail order shop for me.
>
> What are the "expensive crafted versions which are in another league"?
> Are you referring to other Xian's and BLC's?
>
> My most recent order from Teaspring was:
>
> Pu Ti Cha
> Song Zhong Dan Chong
> Traditional Da Hong Pao
> Huang Guan Yin
> Yang Yan Gou Qing
> Sichuan Gongfu ...

> On Jun 5, 7:11 am, "Alton B. Wilson" cinci.rr.com> wrote:
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>
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>

>> Dominic,

>

>> Congrats on your nuptials.

>

>> Include me as a very, very satisfied customer of Teaspring.  They are my
>> main tea source now, and when I am in the Chicago area I found a nice
>> tea shop in Evanston; but Teaspring is the best mail order shop for me.

>

>> What are the "expensive crafted versions which are in another league"?
>> Are you referring to other Xian's and BLC's?

>

>> My most recent order from Teaspring was:

> ...

> Dominic,
> Which other boutique tea vendors can you recommend for the highly
> roasted Shui Xian? It sounds great.