This year, we will be carrying most of our green teas through pre-order only.
Why Pre-order?
To get the best combination of quality, price and timing!
In green tea business, storage and transportation contribute significantly to the price that you have to pay. With your pre-orders, we will order based on demands, hence eliminate the risk of overstocking and the extra cost of back-ordering. Therefore we can get high quality tea at the price of Chinese local market, and meantime, minimize international shipping cost.
With rising labor costs in China and dropping exchange rate of US dollar to Chinese Yuan, tea prices will inevitably rise. But with cost saving from pre-orders, most 2012 green tea will cost you less by pre-order than their costs in 2011 by regular orders.
For all pre-orders:
US domestic shipping: $5
Shipping to Canada: $5
Shipping to Europe: $10
Please contact us for shipping cost of other countries or shipping rate of priority mails.
Buyer could choose either to have each tea shipped at the earliest time, or combine shipping with a flat fee of one parcel's shipping charge.
1. Semi-wild Huang Shan Mao Feng (750m) harvest of the first day or the first 3 days
Why we carry this tea:
A very unique Huang Shan Mao Feng from remote mountain site, mingled with wild trees and bushes, without artificial fertilizer or pesticide. More information about this tea is here.
Time line*:
Pre-order is taken till Apr. 5th (Contact us to place an order...)
Paypal invoice based on pre-ordered amount of tea
Pre-order payment is due on April 10th
Estimated time for tea availability in China is Apr. 12 (or few days earlier or later)
Estimated time for tea to arrive in US is April 20th
Estimated time for US buyer to receive the tea is April 24th-28th. Buyers from other countries please expect one more week of shipping time*
Estimated Price **:
125 gram (4.5 oz.) pack: $64 plus $5 shipping in USA
50 gram (1.7 oz.) pack: $30 plus $5 shipping in USA
25 gram (0.9 oz.) pack: $15 plus $5 shipping in USA
2. 1400m Huang Shan Mao Feng harvest of the first day or the first 3 days
Why we carry this tea:
A Huang Shan Mao Feng from one of the highest elevation sites not yet reached by automobile traffic (and therefore hindered from direct access to the market). It's a win-win for both farmers and us.
Time line*:
Pre-order is taken till Apr. 5th (Contact us to place an order...)
Paypal invoice based on pre-ordered amount of tea
Pre-order payment is due on April 10th
Estimated time for tea availability in China is Apr. 14 (or few days earlier or later)
Estimated time for tea to arrive in US is April 24th
Estimated time for US buyer to receive the tea is April 27th-30th. Buyers from other countries please expect one more week of shipping time*
Estimated Price **:
100 gram (3.4 oz.) pack: $34 plus $5 shipping in USA
50 gram (1.7 oz.) pack: $18 plus $5 shipping in USA
25 gram (0.9 oz.) pack: $10 plus $5 shipping in USA
3. 900m Wild tea Orchid Fairy Twig
Why we carry this tea:
A very unique yet less known tea, easily enjoyable by both new and experienced green tea drinkers. The tea grows in a great ecosystem.
Time line*:
Pre-order is taken till Apr. 5th (Contact us to place an order...)
Paypal invoice based on pre-ordered amount of tea
Pre-order payment is due on April 10th
Estimated time for tea availability in China is Apr. 14 (or few days earlier or later)
Estimated time for tea to arrive in US is April 24th
Estimated time for US buyer to receive the tea is April 27th-30th. Buyers from other countries please expect one more week of shipping time*
Estimated Price **:
100 gram (3.4 oz.) pack: $29 plus $5 shipping in USA
50 gram (1.7 oz.) pack: $16 plus $5 shipping in USA
25 gram (0.9 oz.) pack: $9 plus $5 shipping in USA
4. 800m Tong Cheng Small Orchid semi-wild
Why we carry this tea:
One of the best teas from Anhui that rarely makes its way to the western hemisphere. The tea grows in a great ecosystem.
Time line*:
Pre-order is taken till Apr. 5th (Contact us to place an order...)
Paypal invoice based on pre-ordered amount of tea
Pre-order payment is due on April 10th
Estimated time for tea availability in China is Apr. 14 (or few days earlier or later)
Estimated time for tea to arrive in US is April 24th
Estimated time for US buyer to receive the tea is April 27th-30th. Buyers from other countries please expect one more week of shipping time*
Estimated Price **:
100 gram (3.4 oz.) pack: $22 plus $5 shipping in USA
200 gram (6.4 oz.) pack: $36 plus $5 shipping in USA
* This year the harvest dates of quite a few green teas are estimated to be about 5-15 days later than last year (which is actually good for the quality of tea product). Some harvest dates also depend on weather conditions in early April.
**If the pre-order should be interrupter by climate, market fluctuation or other unpredictable factors, participants will get full refund within a couple of weeks.
The above teas are primarily carried through pre-orders. Small amount may or may not be available for regular sale after the pre-order period. Besides pre-order, we will still make available some green teas of the best deal for regular sale, including:
Huang Shan Cloud (arriving in early May)
1630m Jiang Xi Tribute Tea (arriving in early May)
Frosty Spring Yunnan Roast Green (Harvested and produced on February 24, 2012; estimated arrival date is March 18, 2012)