Wojciech Bońkowski
Master of Wine

Tea arrival

Posted on 3 January 2009

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All tea lovers know the feeling of excitement at the arrival of a new package.
Today I got no less than three. The last installments of my 2008 tea shopping, delivered with several weeks’ delay courtesy of the post-Xmas hickup of the Polish Mail.

Half a dozen bings plus some competitions cups from Yunnan Sourcing, and a good two dozen samples (mostly oolongs and greens) from Jing and Dragon Tea House. All neatly packaged – there is a good amount of positive feedback on these shops around but I can heartily recommend them!

The joys of unwrapping. © S.

I particularly look forward to sampling several Wuyi oolongs from Dragon including a rarely seen Tie Luo Han and affordable Rou Gui, as well as to some rare greens including the (for me) mysterious Fo Cha. Stay tuned for tasting notes!

Did he like tea? © S.