An Ji Bai Cha

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Oct 21st, '14, 18:06
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An Ji Bai Cha

by bilochun » Oct 21st, '14, 18:06

I'm thinking of buying some an ji bai cha from Dragon Tea House. I noticed they have different grades like supreme and premium. is there a huge difference between the 2 grades? Also has anyone ever had this tea from them before?
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Oct 21st, '14, 20:46
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Re: An Ji Bai Cha

by puerhking » Oct 21st, '14, 20:46

I have not tried the ones at DTH. I have tried the ones at Jing Tea shop and JK Teahouse and they are both great. I have had many teas from DTH and in general Jing and JK are better.
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by Poseidon » Oct 22nd, '14, 09:11

puerhking wrote:I have not tried the ones at DTH. I have tried the ones at Jing Tea shop and JK Teahouse and they are both great. I have had many teas from DTH and in general Jing and JK are better.
I concur; If you have the extra funds spring for jk or jing.(shipping is expensive to the US) I personally use DTH for tea when tea funds are pretty low... I recently got 3 Da Hong Pao tea cakes that have been holding me over until I can afford better tea.

Adressing the labeling of DTH teas, I have found that they arent that much better between supreme and premium. Flavors are typically the same but the leaf quality will differ.(ie. less fannings, nicer looking, etc.)

Good luck!
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Re: An Ji Bai Cha

by bilochun » Oct 22nd, '14, 17:04

thanks for the suggestions guys. i also looked into jk tea shop as well. what is the difference between common air mail and registered air mail?
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Re: An Ji Bai Cha

by chrl42 » Oct 22nd, '14, 18:28

bilochun wrote:I'm thinking of buying some an ji bai cha from Dragon Tea House. I noticed they have different grades like supreme and premium. is there a huge difference between the 2 grades? Also has anyone ever had this tea from them before?
What's the price saying?

supreme and premium both sound quite a quality to me :mrgreen:
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Re: An Ji Bai Cha

by bilochun » Oct 22nd, '14, 18:35

chrl42 wrote:
bilochun wrote:I'm thinking of buying some an ji bai cha from Dragon Tea House. I noticed they have different grades like supreme and premium. is there a huge difference between the 2 grades? Also has anyone ever had this tea from them before?
What's the price saying?

supreme and premium both sound quite a quality to me :mrgreen:
100g premium for $15, 100g supreme for $30
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Re: An Ji Bai Cha

by chrl42 » Oct 22nd, '14, 19:10

bilochun wrote:
chrl42 wrote:
bilochun wrote:I'm thinking of buying some an ji bai cha from Dragon Tea House. I noticed they have different grades like supreme and premium. is there a huge difference between the 2 grades? Also has anyone ever had this tea from them before?
What's the price saying?

supreme and premium both sound quite a quality to me :mrgreen:
100g premium for $15, 100g supreme for $30
It must be related with a period of plucking. The premium one must be plucked after Qing-Ming period (early-April), later they are plucked, more exposure to pesticides..

regards. :)
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