Yancha Vendors: Highest Grade vs Bang for Buck Vendor Recommendations
Anyone have experience with this vendor?
https://thechatong.com/
They claim to offer Zhengyan tea, and the prices seem pretty decent!
https://thechatong.com/
They claim to offer Zhengyan tea, and the prices seem pretty decent!
Ask yourself this: how can you offer tea from the protected and most rare and sought after area out of a country where it is not even allowed to import large quantities of foreign tea?Demea wrote: ↑Mon Apr 13, 2020 4:56 pmAnyone have experience with this vendor?
https://thechatong.com/
They claim to offer Zhengyan tea, and the prices seem pretty decent!
People who sell Yancha in Taiwan usually have to hand carry it through customs in small quantities. Yancha is very hard to find inside Taiwan and is always expensive.
Doesn’t make sense.
I'm curious about this shop also. I'm generally skeptical about IG vendors with big followers since it's more about photography skill there. Though admittedly I fell for Yinchen's IG baitBok wrote: ↑Mon Apr 13, 2020 6:19 pmAsk yourself this: how can you offer tea from the protected and most rare and sought after area out of a country where it is not even allowed to import large quantities of foreign tea?Demea wrote: ↑Mon Apr 13, 2020 4:56 pmAnyone have experience with this vendor?
https://thechatong.com/
They claim to offer Zhengyan tea, and the prices seem pretty decent!
People who sell Yancha in Taiwan usually have to hand carry it through customs in small quantities. Yancha is very hard to find inside Taiwan and is always expensive.
Doesn’t make sense.
No, I think you were right. The main tea sourcer seems to be from Taiwan. The U.K. contact is Marcin, whom I think probably focus on the online presence, website, and photos.
Yes, just received two I ordered last week
Edit: oops, I didn’t see the adjective ‘bad’ there. No, I meant I fell for the bait in the sense that I ordered because the influence from their IG presence. So marketing works in a way. But I gotta say I’m not loving one of the two pots as much, likely because my own fault of picking such narrow spout
In terms of bang for your buck - i am certainly enjoying wuyiorigin Mei Zhan and Qi Lan, which are two of their budget offerings.
I think they compare well to their higher grade. The higher grade does show in their unique profiles, body, longevity, but the budget are in no way lacking for potent flavour and aromatics.
I just had Mei Zhan yesterday, and compared to Rou Gui today, both times i'm left with a wonderful flavour remaining long after the session has ended! Good stuff. Will try their dancong at some point too.
I think they compare well to their higher grade. The higher grade does show in their unique profiles, body, longevity, but the budget are in no way lacking for potent flavour and aromatics.
I just had Mei Zhan yesterday, and compared to Rou Gui today, both times i'm left with a wonderful flavour remaining long after the session has ended! Good stuff. Will try their dancong at some point too.
Both of those teas you just mentioned are claimed to be “Zhengyan” as well, despite costing less than $.50 per gram. Is the consensus here that all of these vendors (including Wuyi Origin and TheTea.pl, which folks here seem to like) are just lying about the source of their tea? Or are there different grades of tea from inside the nature preserve such that there are “budget” offerings that are not as good as the stuff from famous locations? I find it all very confusing...Hengchan wrote: ↑Tue Apr 14, 2020 11:25 amIn terms of bang for your buck - i am certainly enjoying wuyiorigin Mei Zhan and Qi Lan, which are two of their budget offerings.
I think they compare well to their higher grade. The higher grade does show in their unique profiles, body, longevity, but the budget are in no way lacking for potent flavour and aromatics.
I just had Mei Zhan yesterday, and compared to Rou Gui today, both times i'm left with a wonderful flavour remaining long after the session has ended! Good stuff. Will try their dancong at some point too.
@Demea
That's what I also wonder. Does all vendors just keep lying about their teas?
Sure there are many, who just roll with the claims of the farmer or in case of pu'er with the wrapper, but I kind of find it strange that all of them is lying.
That's what I also wonder. Does all vendors just keep lying about their teas?
Sure there are many, who just roll with the claims of the farmer or in case of pu'er with the wrapper, but I kind of find it strange that all of them is lying.
I can think of two points for wuyiorigin. One is that they are the farmers, so there is no middle man and cost for sourcing the tea. The other is that i read they do vast majority of sales in china and have a well established position there already. Maybe this allows lower pricing for the west?Demea wrote: ↑Tue Apr 14, 2020 11:55 amBoth of those teas you just mentioned are claimed to be “Zhengyan” as well, despite costing less than $.50 per gram. Is the consensus here that all of these vendors (including Wuyi Origin and TheTea.pl, which folks here seem to like) are just lying about the source of their tea? Or are there different grades of tea from inside the nature preserve such that there are “budget” offerings that are not as good as the stuff from famous locations? I find it all very confusing...
You have interesting questions though i'd also appreciate some input from someone who has more knowledge.