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I'm also not a fan of storing tea in metal tins. Maybe that's because I have old, single-lidded tins from Teavana and DAVIDsTEA, but even a double-lidded tin would trap some air. I like to store oolongs in their original vac packs and use tea clips for already opened bags.

I hope Morning Crane hasn't gone out of business. I imagine it was a nightmare trying to import tea into the U.S., though that doesn't explain why they're not communicating with customers. I still have some of the tea I bought from them a while ago and hope it does indeed keep well.

@Andrew S, that sounds like a wonderful tea adventure! As someone who also doesn't speak Chinese, it's encouraging that you were able to communicate with vendors. I also look forward to hearing more about your finds in Taiwan.

d.manuk wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 09, 2026 1:20 pm

GaoShan wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 10, 2025 12:14 pm

This all started when Ethan Kurland retired from selling tea in December 2024.

Yes, that was my reaction as well. Given the huge trade war that started last year, he got out at a good time.

Oh that's something interesting! Do you happen to have European customers already? is there a mailing list? I don't check the forum regularly enough to catch a presale :) Thanks for your question! I've only shipped to Canada, the U.S., and Australia so far, but would be happy to ship to Europe. How...

GaoShan I’ve been enjoying two lightly roasted high mountain from you -Hehuanshsan and Longfengxia. Both are aromatic with elegant profiles, showing clear expressions of their respective regions. Thank you for sharing 🍃 Thank you for the positive reviews! I like these gaoshan myself and am glad you...

Oh that's something interesting! Do you happen to have European customers already? is there a mailing list? I don't check the forum regularly enough to catch a presale :) Thanks for your question! I've only shipped to Canada, the U.S., and Australia so far, but would be happy to ship to Europe. How...

Bok wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 09, 2025 1:52 am

I've had people refuse more cups of certain Gaoshan, as it was too "cold" for them (tea was literally hot of course).

I guess people really take that stuff seriously. I've never been known to refuse more gaoshan unless it was terrible.

I'm glad you're enjoying it! It'll be interesting to hear what you think of the heavier roasted teas from CHT, though they seem more appropriate for fall to me. Worth mentioning that the regions which produce these teas, do not really have pronounced seasons, so teas consumed pretty much remain the...

Just to be precise. The DHL , for the moment , not shipping tea to the US. Other countries are ok. Thanks! :) I'd only use courier services like FedEx and DHL to ship tea to the States, as regular mail service works fine everywhere else. I used a local courier, Chit Chats, to get cheap shipping to ...

We can send via EMS e-packet DDP. So tax payed here in China. It's not as fast as DHL or Fedex , but much cheaper. Please note, that "we - vendors" are not informed by the shipper here in China ( DHL , UPS, FeDex ) what is going on in other side ( USA ). When we ask, they say : " all paid no worrie...

Enjoying the HeHuanShan from GaoShan on a hot day. A nice, pure mouthfeel to this tea. I've been getting through more medium-roasted styles of tea and old cooked puer recently (and, strangely for me, not much yancha), but hot Summer days usually call for something more fresh. Andrew ./download/file...

I've had things come in since the tariffs and the de minimus take away. I've been lucky and everything shipped and given to USPS and it's all arrived without issue. I think they are doing duties paid at origin. Albeit saying this after tracking my packages I've had one stuck in the Chicago sort cen...

I've had things come in since the tariffs and the de minimus take away. I've been lucky and everything shipped and given to USPS and it's all arrived without issue. I think they are doing duties paid at origin. Albeit saying this after tracking my packages I've had one stuck in the Chicago sort cen...

Has anyone in the U.S. received tea since the tariffs were lifted? It seems that the problem with shipping tea isn't tariff related, but is due to the extra FDA clearance and customs brokerage services required since the de minimis exemption was revoked. FedEx charges a lot for these extra brokerage...