Expensive young puerh...

[Drax]

Out of curiosity, what makes a 2008 worth $250?

Is it just because they "produce a limited amount of tea each year"? So it's more of a rarity cost than a quality cost? Anybody actually tried something like this?

[heavydoom]

that price is over the top for a young pu erh tea cake by an unknown, to me anyways, tea company. for $250 you might as well get a very nice and reputable tea cake from other companies. at least get a real lbz cake for $250.

one word comes to mind for that price : gouging the neophyte!!!

[puerhking]

Out of curiosity, what makes a 2008 worth $250?

Is it just because they "produce a limited amount of tea each year"? So it's more of a rarity cost than a quality cost? Anybody actually tried something like this?

It's just an excuse to charge an absurdly high price.

[hop_goblin]

yeah, I hope they mean Mexican Pesos!

[Drax]

So sad. Well, good to know. I thought maybe there was something I was missing...

[Geospearit]

one word comes to mind for that price : gouging the neophyte!!!

That's three words.

But yeah, I agree.

[wyardley]

Just keep in mind that oz per oz, pu'erh is usually pretty cheap. A bing is almost a pound of tea, and other types of tea can easily go for hundreds or thousands of dollars a pound. Granted, these teas also don't need years and years of aging to be drinkable, but it's not surprising to me that cakes made of high quality leaves will be expensive.

Now, as is often true, just because the tea is expensive doesn't mean it's good (and I am not saying that the expensive cakes mentioned in this thread are necessarily good), but certainly the very best quality tea leaves will often be expensive.

[oldmanteapot]

Just keep in mind that oz per oz, pu'erh is usually pretty cheap. A bing is almost a pound of tea, and other types of tea can easily go for hundreds or thousands of dollars a pound. Granted, these teas also don't need years and years of aging to be drinkable, but it's not surprising to me that cakes made of high quality leaves will be expensive.

Now, as is often true, just because the tea is expensive doesn't mean it's good (and I am not saying that the expensive cakes mentioned in this thread are necessarily good), but certainly the very best quality tea leaves will often be expensive.

Well said. I agree with you.

There are expensive tea out there, and high quality tea can be expensive. There's a saying that goes.... "Tea is becoming more expensive than gold." But not necessarily expensive tea has to be good tea.

Again, it also comes down to how much you're willing to pay for your tea and how deep your pocket can go.

Cheers!!

[tea soho]

Well, for raw Puer big tree teas, within 3 -4 years old, it's price should not be that that high. But if the raw big tree Puer teas, at least 5 years old, good storage, yes, it is common for this price. So you really need to check out that.
1) whether it is the big trees Puer tea,
2) whether it has the aged flavor,
3) how it stores,
If you can finalize the three parts, then probably it is worthy.

[tony shlongini]

Just keep in mind that oz per oz, pu'erh is usually pretty cheap. A bing is almost a pound of tea, and other types of tea can easily go for hundreds or thousands of dollars a pound.

I haven't seen many teas that go for more than a few hundred dollars a pound, but you make a good point- pu'er is a relative bargain. A $20 cake can be very good, and is roughly $25 a pound, whereas $25 will not get you a pound of top oolong or green.