Taetea (we call the company Dayi in our part of the world) in 2015 introduced a sampler box of their teas. This very large presentation box (I placed a gaiwan on the box to give you a sense of the size) was very fancifully designed with 10 compartments within the box. 30 different Dayi teas were individually packed in the box, each pack containing 30g of tea. There were 15 raw teas and 15 ripe teas.
Information of the box indicated that the tea were of various ages from 2007 to 2015. The intention of this sampler box was to give the buyer a better perspective of Dayi tea, the large assortment of raw and ripe tea and at the same time allow the buyer to 'taste' the different ages of the tea. I personally felt that 30g was a good minimum sample size as it will allow the tea drinker to have at least 3-5 brews of a tea so as to have a better appreciation of that tea.
Although you get a total of 900g of tea, the overall size and weight of the box may deter some online shops from carrying this product. So if you are overseas and want a good tea souvenir to carry home, this Taetea sampler box may make a nice gift for yourself or for a Chinese tea drinker friend. Just make sure to have luggage space for this sampler box.
2 comments:
Where could I purchase something like this? I am currently in taipei and have not noticed any licensed DaYi shops around, though apparently they exist here.
Hello, I did not see this set while I was in Malaysia in early Dec 2017. I think it might have been sold out over here.
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