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I know that in the past teachat folks used to order a lot from them.
I also know that now you can also buy smaller quantities and wonder if anyone can comment on their quality as their prices are competitive...

I can only speak to two of there teas, the medium roast dong ding (non special reserve) and the dark roast TGY. The dong ding is ok, not as good as the charcoal dong ding from floating leaves imo. It could be it just needs more time to rest as it's quite roasty still. I like the dark roast TGY, especially as it gets colder. When I run out of tea (probably not for a while) I was gna try there amber oolong, which I've heard is pretty good.

back then they had 2 sites: one for wholesale and one for ordinary customers. the wholesale prices were very low which was the main allure, but at some moment they just made it too difficult to order from their wholesale site.
from the teas i had:
- aged green heart oolong: quite good, would order more for the price
- imperial pearl: good, but not my cup of tea
- dark roast TGY: OK/good
- oriental beauty pressed in cakes: not good

I really enjoyed their Amber oolong, ordered 10oz last time they had a sale

Thanks, guys!
(though I'm more into the fresh ones )

.m. wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 18, 2018 3:44 pm

back then they had 2 sites: one for wholesale and one for ordinary customers. the wholesale prices were very low which was the main allure, but at some moment they just made it too difficult to order from their wholesale site.
from the teas i had:
- aged green heart oolong: quite good, would order more for the price
- imperial pearl: good, but not my cup of tea
- dark roast TGY: OK/good
- oriental beauty pressed in cakes: not good

seconded... except i personally like the imperial pearl.
btw i'm just commenting on the tea itself. i haven't looked at their pricing in a long time, so i can't say if it's still good for the money or not.

i might have been a bit harsh with my judgement of their tea, perhaps because i've ended with 4 of the 100g cakes of the OB, which was really disapointing. i've actually enjoyed the imperial pearl, but it wasnt my style of tea and i'm not missing it. About the dark roast TGY i should do a side by side testing how it stands in comparison with the classic Seadyke Brand TGY (which is incredibly cheap, in fact it might be one of the best teas in its supercheap price category).

I, too, bought one of those OB cakes and thought it was really bad.

.m. wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 19, 2018 3:09 pm

i About the dark roast TGY i should do a side by side testing how it stands in comparison with the classic Seadyke Brand TGY (which is incredibly cheap, in fact it might be one of the best teas in its supercheap price category).

Do you mean the one in the golden box? Or the yellow?
( what is the dif anyways? I bought the gold which is somewhat too roasted for me)

This is the SeaDyke TGY that I grew up on, in the bright red tin:



Is this the 'classic' or something else?

ShuShu wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 21, 2018 6:35 am

Do you mean the one in the golden box? Or the yellow?
( what is the dif anyways? I bought the gold which is somewhat too roasted for me)

Not sure if there is any big difference. The most common ones from Sea Dyke Brand in loose leaf form that i've seen in around chinatowns are the yellow and the red paper box (they usually sell for about $3 for 125g), followed by a red tin and a big brown/gold tin with small paperbags inside. They are all fairly similar, I don't know if one is better that other. They are all roasted to the point where there is no greenness left in the leaf. Nothing fancy, but brewed strong can be quite enjoyable once in a while when nothing better is around, especially in cold weather. Astringent yet smooth and warming. I find it is a good low benchmark for this kind of very dark roasted oolongs. One that i drink rarely, but nevertheless keep returning to it.

debunix wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 21, 2018 10:37 am

This is the SeaDyke TGY that I grew up on, in the bright red tin:
Is this the 'classic' or something else?

That's it

debunix wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 21, 2018 10:37 am

This is the SeaDyke TGY that I grew up on, in the bright red tin:



Is this the 'classic' or something else?

This is not so easy to find

.m. wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 21, 2018 11:08 am

debunix wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 21, 2018 10:37 am

This is the SeaDyke TGY that I grew up on, in the bright red tin:
Is this the 'classic' or something else?

That's it

I’m actually heading for New Kam Man in CT to get some tea. Do you know if they might have Da Hong Pao

Kale wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 21, 2018 11:12 am

debunix wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 21, 2018 10:37 am

This is the SeaDyke TGY that I grew up on, in the bright red tin:



Is this the 'classic' or something else?

This is not so easy to find

Last time I found it on EBay, and bought many tins. Its availability is hugely variable. I used to drink it exclusively, and only started exploring other teas when I suddenly could not find it.....but since then, I've always managed to stock up when I needed to.