China Tea Loose Leaf Sampler Gift Pack - 6 Tins (Pu Erh, Oolong, Jasmine, Dragonwell Green Tea, Tikuanyin oolong, China Green)

by PierMall Teas

Product Features

• Attention: The English labels on this shipment are not accurate. Green Tea includes: Longjin, & China Green tea. Black Tea are: Pu Erh & Black Tea Fresh Arrival! Random Mix of 6 Tins of Fresh Chinese Tea
• Pu Erh, Jasmine, Oolong, White Tea, Green Tea, Black Tea & More
• Fresh Quality, Cute Metal Tin Box
• 6 tins, Best way to sample the great Chinese Tea
• Nt Wt 6x0.6 Oz

Product Description

Size: 1

Total 6x1.0 Oz. Random Selection of wonderful Chinese Teas. Fresh arrival! Selected from following : China Black Tea, Tiekuanyin (iron Goddess of Mercy), Oolong, Lung Ching DragonWell Green Tea, Yunnan Pu Erh, Jasmine Tea, White Tea, PuErh Tea with Chrysanthmum, Lychee Black Tea, Rose Black Tea, Rose Green Tea Osthsmum Green Tea. Product of China

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6 x 2 x 3 inches ; 8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0009TMZIM
• UPC: 734765176273
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #896 in Grocery & Gourmet Food (See Top 100 in Grocery & Gourmet Food)
  • #22 in Grocery & Gourmet Food > Beverages > Coffee, Tea & Cocoa > Tea > Black Tea

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent Tea - Even If Samples Are Random, January 26, 2011

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Kort "Art, Music, Book & Movie Enthusiast" (Boca Raton, FL, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: China Tea Loose Leaf Sampler Gift Pack - 6 Tins (Pu Erh, Oolong, Jasmine, Dragonwell Green Tea, Tikuanyin oolong, China Green)

I converted to drinking only loose leaf tea last year and gave this gift pack a try. While it was decent, I have since had better and will probably not be ordering it again.

For one, it is impossible to tell the age of the teas in the tins. For Pu-erh, that's not such a big deal, but for green teas and the Jasmine, you want normally want to get a batch that is a fresh as possible. PierMall is a big reseller of products from around the world, and there is no telling how long what you get had been sitting in some huge warehouse, slowly losing flavor. Another consideration is that you get a random sampling of Chinese teas, no the specific types that is implied by their Amazon listing. If you visit their website, you will see that they draw from this selection:

* China Black Tea
* Tiekuanyin (Iron Goddess of Mercy)
* Oolong
* Lung Ching DragonWell Green Tea
* Yunnan Pu-erh
* Jasmine Tea
* White Tea
* PuErh Tea with Chrysanthmum
* Lychee Black Tea
* Rose Black Tea
* Rose Green Tea
* Osthsmum Green Tea

I don't know about you, but I'd like a little more certainty when buying a product. If you are new to tea and trying different varieties out, or are getting this as a gift, then it isn't such a big deal. Of what I received, the Oolong was the best. The Pu-erh was okay, though nothing special, and the Jasmine has a slight aftertaste, leading me to believe it was artificially flavored. Good Jasmine tea should be flavored by the scent of the flower, nothing else. The green and blacks were just okay.

You could do worse if you were to buy teabags, but not much. I would recommend buying good loose leaf tea from dedicated tea vendors who are more upfront about what exactly they are selling you. At this price, you really can't expect to get quality tea. But if you are looking for an inexpensive gift for someone who doesn't know their tea, you could do worse. At least afterward you have some cute little tins in which to store future teas! It may cost a little more, but I think one would be much better served by ordering samples from a company like Heavenly Teas or Adagio.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorites, February 13, 2008

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Brian McMahon (Binghamton, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: China Tea Loose Leaf Sampler Gift Pack - 6 Tins (Pu Erh, Oolong, Jasmine, Dragonwell Green Tea, Tikuanyin oolong, China Green)

I'm no tea expert. In fact I just started exploring all the tea varieties to cut back on the coffee I was drinking. I searched for 5 star teas based on other people's reviews. This one deserves the rating. It has a full and pleasant flavor.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great introduction to Tea, November 14, 2010

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R. Simac (NJ, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: China Tea Loose Leaf Sampler Gift Pack - 6 Tins (Pu Erh, Oolong, Jasmine, Dragonwell Green Tea, Tikuanyin oolong, China Green)

I am rather new to Tea, but this sampler is great way to discover and choose your favorites. The tins are packed with, in my opinion, good quality dry packed leaves, no stems or dust, or at least nothing I could complain on.
Tins are clearly labeled, and the quick search for the labeled names on Wikipedia makes a great learning experience going along with the tasting as well.
I'm on my second round thru 6 tins, and with each teaspoon making more than one cup of tea by multiple steeping, I think these 6 tins may as well last for couple of months, much more than its "sample" title may reveal. For some teas, second steeping(s) may give a better or different quality than the 1st one - in any case it is a good experimenting exercise, along with water temperatures etc...
If you want to "try and see... what is this tea thing all about", go for this sample package!

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