China.Tea.Herbal - ebay store

[shogun89]

For a casual drinker yes it would be a nice gift, I defiantly think that there is some quality lacking. IMHO it is just a gimmick to snag new tea drinkers and make a quick buck. But for the casual drinker it should be fine.

[chrl42]

For a casual drinker yes it would be a nice gift, I defiantly think that there is some quality lacking. IMHO it is just a gimmick to snag new tea drinkers and make a quick buck. But for the casual drinker it should be fine.

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[devites]

"ease the emotional balance hormones and blood gas" from the rose buds
I think thats shady looking. With everything causing cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholestorol, and heart attacks everyone is turning East for answers; not to mention the Olympics drawing an awful lot of attention to China. Anyways enough teen ranting, thats a sh*t load of tea (1300g is a lot). I don't think a casual drinker could finish all of that. Its a nice gift and bargains are certainly attractive, but for a gift I would go with some Dragonwell and for a guy Dong Ding but for a girl I would say Ginseng Oolong as those are the teas that got me into tea about 2 years ago.

[Wesli]

I would have loved to find something like this when I was first starting to drink tea... Getting to taste a variety of different teas for cheap...

But 1300g for $50 is, IMO, too cheap. Most of the tea will probably border on the undrinkable side. In this world, more often than not, you get what you pay for. You don't want to get turned off of tea by a whole bunch of bad tea.

[shogun89]

I would have loved to find something like this when I was first starting to drink tea... Getting to taste a variety of different teas for cheap...

But 1300g for $50 is, IMO, too cheap. Most of the tea will probably border on the undrinkable side. In this world, more often than not, you get what you pay for. You don't want to get turned off of tea by a whole bunch of bad tea.

Agreed.

I recomend to get these from Adagio.

ceylon sonata sample
$2.00
golden monkey sample
$4.00
irish breakfast sample
$2.00
yunnan gold sample
$5.00
ti kuan yin sample
$5.00
oolong #40 sample
$4.00
silver needle sample
$4.00
white peony sample
$2.00
dragonwell sample
$4.00
gunpowder sample
$2.00
pi lo chun sample
$4.00
sencha overture sample
$3.00
Total: $41.00

It is not a bad price for a good solid selection of tea. I made this list up myself of things that would be an excellent introduction to tea. It is cheaper than what you had and better quality. I personally would love to get this as a gift.

[devites]

Yeah Shogun is right. Adagio is the way to go when entering the world of tea. All of there sampler packs are good.

[Salsero]

I'd have to agree about Adagio: reliable quality, sample sizes, more than enough variety. The only trick might be making the selections, but Shogun has already done that!

[shogun89]

I'd have to agree about Adagio: reliable quality, sample sizes, more than enough variety. The only trick might be making the selections, but Shogun has already done that!

Thanks Sal. I just tried to pick a good selection of Greens, blacks, whites and a few oolongs that would be a great intro or just more good tea to whomever you are thinking about giving it to. Even though I have avidly been drinking and learning about tea for the past year and a half I would still be very happy with this as a gift.

[puerhking]

I have purchased a yiwu puerh beeng at it was great. Have not tried loose leaf teas however.