Ah, no disrespect intended. It is rather a jump up; I find the scent of the dry leaves to be rather emboldening. I’ll admit though, after having read through your site I’m left wondering just what kind of green tea the “China Green Tips” is trying to emulate. Previous to reading through here, I was only aware green tea came in 3 types: “Green”, “Sencha” and “Matcha”. I remember years ago learning that the “two types” (back then I knew only green and black) came from the same plant and being amazed. Said amazement continues with what appears to be more than a dozen types of greens alone, many with sub varieties. I may have to get a white board and make a diagram sometime, or at least a checklist.
I too hope Tazo shops raise awareness. From what I can figure, we have a handful of chains in the US, with the largest being Teavana. Teavana is not a good company from what I’ve read, and they average an employee turn-around of about 4 months. There is a place near me called Tearific, but from what I gathered it’s primarily a “Chinese “Food” ” place that also sells pots of tea. Unsure if they sell loose.
Speaking of which, how do you acquire your tea? One article spoke of open air tea markets in some parts of China, though if I remember you are in Hong Kong, which from what I can piece together should be a tea selling powerhouse (being in China and at one point occupied by the UK).
As for the tea shop, I’m actually just ordering it today; had to crawl through the site with my roomate to assemble what we wanted to order. I’ve decided to go with these:
https://www.jkteashop.com/jk-white-tea-assortment-p-296.html
https://www.jkteashop.com/handmade-imperial-high-mountain-long-jing-dragon-well-green-tea-p-697.html
My roomate is after the white, which is a kind of tea I have no (real) experience with. I’m after the green, as apparently longjing (which I likely am not pronouncing right) is the essential green. If this works without a hitch, I’ll likely go all out on the next – there’s a few tea instruments there that are appealing.
Bening on the East Coast though, it’ll likely be a while (15-30 days) before I recieve it. Waiting time well spent!
M.
