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[–]Node 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

I order tea from China

From yunnansourcing? Any recommendations, or do you use a different site?

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I use dragonteahouse.biz, used to buy from them off eBay. I heard about yunnansourcing on r/tea but they only sell in 25g amounts and it looks pricey to me buying that way. I wouldn't expect to pay $100+ for a quarter a kilo of tea unless it was a competition winning batch, and it's much better than the stuff I can get on Amazon.

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they only sell in 25g amounts

25 grams? No, I usually get 50 or 100 grams, or 250 grams for favorites. This one is available in up to a kilo.

https://yunnansourcing.com/collections/black-tea/products/traditional-smoked-zheng-shan-xiao-zhong-lapsang-souchong-black-tea?variant=33276065030

Also cheap out on my morning tea, with a $10/pound Assam from a local supplier that's surprisingly drinkable for that price point.

Looks like prices have gone up since my last yunnansourcing order, but there's no 25 gram limit. Btw, that strainer is the best for loose leaf. Superfine mesh, with two layers.

Imperial Grade Laoshan Black Tea from Shandong - 100 grams 红茶 $17.00 USD

2018 Cha Nong Hao "Mengku Pure Aroma“ Ripe Pu-erh Tea Cake - 1 Cake (250 Grams) $19.00 USD

Traditional Smoked Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong * Lapsang Souchong Black Tea - 100 grams $12.00 USD

SST Stainless Steel Dual Layer Mesh Filter Strainer for Tea - Large $1.90 USD

The Journey is the Destination Pu-erh Tea Sampler Set $53.00 USD

15 Years Aged Golden Melon Ripe Pu-erh Tea Tuo - 3 Tuo $11.50 USD

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

25 grams? No, I usually get 50 or 100 grams, or 250 grams for favorites. This one is available in up to a kilo.

I got redirected to the US site and was just looking at oolongs, they have different listing and I see no way to select a size like you can on the original EU version. See, everyone fucks Americans on tea.

Neat stuff. I haven't had a cup of pu-erh recently. I tend to prefer more mild flavors but I have a roll of mini-pucks of something or other. Forgot what it was now. I like my Taiwanese oolongs.

Sorry I didn't get back to you about the knife guy yet, I'm trying to remember my Etsy password.

[–]Node 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I was skeptical of the pu-erh until just a couple years ago, but yunnansourcing kept sending samples with orders. One of those was a pu-erh that still tasted like old dishwater, but the most compelling old dishwater I've tasted. It was weird to be so won-over by such an odd taste. They sold out of those cakes way too quickly. :o

Mainly, I tend to go for black teas. Although I do some genmaicha and greens on occasion.