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by aet
Tue Oct 03, 2023 8:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Moon Cakes & Tea Pairing
Replies: 6
Views: 2515

Re: Moon Cakes & Tea Pairing

I ate them all before even holiday started . I can't eat the Yunnan ones which has dry beef pieces mixed with some sweet stuff in it and all surface is kinda oily. So my wife buys for me the cantoneese style. Vendor asked her if she is buying it from some non local perosn ;-) coz seems like locals d...
by aet
Thu Sep 28, 2023 10:22 pm
Forum: Green Tea
Topic: 2023 Chinese green tea thread
Replies: 22
Views: 5058

Re: 2023 Chinese green tea thread

In general the best time to buy Yunnan greens is around end of April and if other provinces , then May , begin of June when all tea has been harvested and processed. If you are fan of 1st harvest then better pre-order or check shops end of the March.
by aet
Thu Sep 28, 2023 10:20 pm
Forum: Green Tea
Topic: 2023 Chinese green tea thread
Replies: 22
Views: 5058

Re: 2023 Chinese green tea thread

If I remember correctly green tea is graded AA-AAAAA with 5A's being the best? Anyway there was a western source where you could buy Chinese green tea graded AAA - AAAAA but I forgot the name. Obviously $$$ I wouldn't rely on that grading too much as they sometimes call it as they pleased. On marke...
by aet
Sat Sep 16, 2023 8:13 pm
Forum: Travel
Topic: Tea tourism in Yunnan
Replies: 4
Views: 1319

Re: Tea tourism in Yunnan

I wouldn't push people to buy tea (or anything). I'd rather prepare a sample pack with a jin or so tea and include the price in the cost of the trip. Of course, the tourists should be able to buy some more if they want. And the tea should be good for the price, many famous places are rip offs. That...
by aet
Thu Sep 14, 2023 9:47 pm
Forum: Travel
Topic: Tea tourism in Yunnan
Replies: 4
Views: 1319

Tea tourism in Yunnan

I'm having lately discussion with my friend from Menghai about possibilities for foreign tea tourism. From the posts here , and anywhere else , I can see that Yunnan is not that popular ( or just people are not sharing unless T-biz posting on their blog as part of the marketing ....like me ;-D ) . I...
by aet
Tue Aug 29, 2023 11:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Best Taobao Agent
Replies: 21
Views: 11765

Re: Best Taobao Agent

Ive just tried out of the curiousity Total for items: 9.88 USD Items price: 12.90 RMB Domestic shipping: 15.00 RMB Subtotal: 27.90 RMB Commission: 35.00 RMB Total: 62.90 RMB Total in USD: 9.88 USD they can't give even estimated shipping to the actual destination country. Like don't get me wrong , bu...
by aet
Wed Aug 23, 2023 4:59 am
Forum: Black Tea
Topic: Chocolatey teas
Replies: 5
Views: 15917

Re: Chocolatey teas

Like I go to a local teastore, ask for a good hongcha, get offered jinjunmei, which i politely turn dow, just for the next tea, which seem to be some kind of zhengshan xiaozhong, turns out to be nevertheless processed like JJM. It might be the case of local wholesale supply chain. Somebody purchase...
by aet
Sun Aug 13, 2023 8:18 pm
Forum: Tea/Teaware Vendors
Topic: Chen YuanHao
Replies: 31
Views: 6473

Re: Chen YuanHao

yes, the other factor could be that online shop in TW is run by some 3rd party ( company or friend ) who get's an additional margin on products as payment for providing the service ( the online platform ) . If you deal with vendor personally , the prices might be different. If it is a big company wi...
by aet
Fri Aug 11, 2023 9:11 pm
Forum: Tea/Teaware Vendors
Topic: Chen YuanHao
Replies: 31
Views: 6473

Re: Chen YuanHao

Still does not explain why Western prices would be lower for some teas than for the Taiwanese market... that does not make any sense. This. 🎯 might not be a same case, but we had a same issue with some tea producers here as well. They give you a wholesale price ( as for re-seller of their product )...
by aet
Fri Jul 28, 2023 9:08 pm
Forum: Teaware Artisans
Topic: kamagami ceramique
Replies: 10
Views: 22832

Re: kamagami ceramique

bienvenue! beautiful ceramics, thank you for sharing +1 Have you compared the 3 clays to learn how they vary in taste for the same tea(s)? Would be interesting to learn how they each effect tea. (I especially like the look of the unglazed porcelain; however, I've read on this forum that unglazed po...
by aet
Wed Jul 26, 2023 1:07 am
Forum: Vendor Discussion & Recommendation
Topic: Liu Bao recommendations
Replies: 42
Views: 14560

Re: Liu Bao recommendations

aet To be fair, when I was writing about the delays I was talking about experience some people have had with bigger (2-3kg) parcels stuck in Chinese customs (GZ) for ~2 months. I've recently ordered half a kilo of tea and I didn't even hear from the vendor in almost 2 weeks, though maybe they just ...
by aet
Wed Jul 26, 2023 12:34 am
Forum: Vendor Discussion & Recommendation
Topic: Liu Bao recommendations
Replies: 42
Views: 14560

Re: Liu Bao recommendations

..... and the Chinese post seems to have some delays at the moment. what are the current shipping times to Poland? Please share , I have a customer asking. Thank you! Hello. According info from Chinese vendor I usually buy from, Chinese post is scanning big bulk of packages together. When they find...
by aet
Tue Jul 25, 2023 8:25 pm
Forum: Vendor Discussion & Recommendation
Topic: Liu Bao recommendations
Replies: 42
Views: 14560

Re: Liu Bao recommendations

Bourder wrote:
Mon Jul 24, 2023 6:38 am
..... and the Chinese post seems to have some delays at the moment.
what are the current shipping times to Poland? Please share , I have a customer asking.
Thank you!
by aet
Sun Jul 23, 2023 3:14 am
Forum: Blogs, Podcasts, & Vlogs
Topic: 2023 Tea sourcing trip
Replies: 16
Views: 19174

Re: 2023 Tea sourcing trip

Should anybody be interested in Tea Sourcing Sample Box , please do not hesitate and PM with sizes of the samples you require and the country where you live , so I can give you a price offer including the shipping fee.
by aet
Sat Jul 22, 2023 7:55 pm
Forum: Blogs, Podcasts, & Vlogs
Topic: 2023 Tea sourcing trip
Replies: 16
Views: 19174

Re: 2023 Tea sourcing trip

So in my recent order, I scored a sample of Lao ban zhang that was sourced from the trip described in the blog post. Nice stuff, truly Is this something we can purchase aet? Just a slight correction of LeoFox post. The LBZ puerh we drunk and I described on the blog was from family No.10 ( farmer's ...