Wednesday TeaDay 8/4/10 TeaTex, er TeaMax?

[Amaikokonut]

I don't think I would mind buying expensive teas in small amounts to save for special occasions or rainy days. Even rather pricey teas are often still cheaper (and much more enjoyable, imo) per serving than those blended coffee drinks half the workplace shows up with every morning.

[Skippyandjif]

Twenty dollars per 100 grams for me... Good old college sudent budget. However, I might go above that limit if I were buying less than 100 grams of tea.

Third steeping of Yunnan black right now. I messed up both of my ankles while running, over the course of two days, (seriously, what are the odds of that?! ) so I'm pretty much limited to lying on the couch, reading, and drinking tea. A looooooooot of tea.

[JRS22]

I chose $60/100 grams - the Teaspring Cha Wang Tai Ping Hou Kui sample that is in the mail is $53 for 100 grams. I enjoyed the lesser grade Tai Ping that I have in the house and I'm prepared to make a habit of the higher grade if it's as good as people here have said. # of sessions per 100 grams is important though. This tea would end up costing only $1.30 per session, which is also about what a good sencha costs. I can afford those every day. The higher grade gyokuro that I have my eye on costs $4.70 per session - but is still under $60 per 100 grams - not an everyday experience for me right now.

I'm curious to know what teas people are buying that cost more than $100 per 100 grams.

[debunix]

Some of the Dan Cong teas from Tea Habitat run more $28/oz so more than $100/100 grams, but 1 gram of those goes a long, long way.

[Cael]

I'm sort of along the same branch of thought as Victoria. I have no set limit, but I like to spend what the tea is worth. If it is a great tea, I am happy to spend a little more money on it than if it is a bad tea.

[tropicanahana]

I'm still learning about teas and also have the misfortune of being a broke college student -_- I will love to try rarer and finer teas and invest in impeccable teas when I'm successful. The most I've spent was 9.00 for 100 gram of a milk guangzhou oolong which is my favorite so it is well worth it.

[nickE]

...and also have the misfortune of being a broke college student -_-

Me too, but I still manage to spend a bunch of money on tea. Not sure how that works out..

Resampled the Mengku Muyechun 002 from 2007 today. Used way more leaf per Shogun's suggestion (8g in 100ml gaiwan) and it was indeed better. Still very light, but with tons of white sugar and a grainy/wheat like taste that I didn't pick up on before.

Ending the day with a light TGY "grandpa style." Still experimenting with this brewing method, great for watching TV!