Chinese tea drinkers today are spoilt for choice when buying tea. They can go to a physical tea shop or buy from online shops. These online shops operate from around the world; China, USA, Europe, Japan and South East Asia. Not sure of what to buy? Go online and visit blogs and the various social media sites like Youtube or Instagram and you can see many reviews on tea. Some of these sites might even give you detailed pricing by price per gram of tea or even give you a list of tea you can buy with $100 - $500.
The most popular pu erh brands are Taetea and Xiaguan. These brands are well known and these tea factories produce a wide selection of tea every year for the tea market. For the western tea drinker, he or she is in a way 'limited' to tea that are available for their purchase. Let me explain. There are a lots of tea that are not covered by social media or made easily to the western buyer. They are not aware or are unable to have access to buy these lesser known tea.
Lesser known tea are not less popular or inferior tea. Many of these tea have a huge loyal following among the Chinese tea drinkers in China and South East Asia. 6 famous mountains, Chang Tai and Xinghai tea factories are few examples.
Haiwan tea factory produces this famous Shen San Lao Shu. This tea has a very big following within China and South East Asia. This tea is strong, lightly smoky with a long sweet complicated aftertaste. Yes, it is impossible to try or buy every tea but I want point out that there are many good tea out there that would interest you and give you a good bang for your buck. Try to made a trip to China or South East Asia and visit the tea shops there. It will be an eye opener for you. I promise.
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