TGY this afternoon. Premium Iron Buddha Emperor's Delight from thechineseteashop.com.

After a very stressful afternoon I am calmed with
2002 Da Hong Pao from thechineseteashop.com.

Got the year of the dragon two pack. Similar flavor profile to the 01 Kunming tie lan yin also the 90's Taiwanese export brick at thechineseteashop.
The Taiwanese appreciate the art of the brick.
camphor leathery Yummyness.

... not wanting to get pesticides in my compost and go in search of better tea to clean my mouth out. I find my 90s CNNP Iron cake (late 90s)from Thechineseteashop.com ready to come to the rescue. This tea cake looks sort of like an old wobly record being wavy all around the cicumference. It is ...

1990s TGY from thechineseteashop. This tea has not been heavily reroasted (if at all).This tea has got what i'm looking for in an aged oolong. It has that ripe peach taste that taste that I love .There is a slight sour tang and slightly ...

Thechineseteashop has an interesting aged Tie luo Han. It comes in paper wrapped packetts. It is pretty strong and still retains much of its original flavor profile with a slight medicinal taste and killer Qi.

1990 old Bush Shui xian from thechineseteashop.com. not ar all what I was expecting the heavy roasting has turned this.into a totally different tea. Very unique anise flavor. Interesting not really what I was looking for but good in its own way.

A bunch of new 2011 hand made yanchas out at EOT.

... as being from Xiaguan but i've never heard of anything before 2000's having that imprint. It didn't taste old, just dirty and wet. http://store.thechineseteashop.com/PuErh_Tuo_Cha_1980_Black_Shou_p/pubt-80-375.htm

Banateacompany.com for quality, thechineseteashop.com for aged, and sometimes puerhshop.com for bargain hunting. Add those to the other vendors already mentioned and you have a good start.

... there is some information presented as fact that really should be relegated to opinion. Still a very good starting place though: http://www.thechineseteashop.com/how-to-choose-teapot.html

... In Vancouver, most of the good stuff will be in Richmond, not in Vancouver proper. You can also try: http://www.thechineseteashop.com I think it's been mentioned already, but under its previous name. The ones I'd say you should definitely try are Best Tea House ...