Surprising quality and uncommon customer service
Despite what is commonly said, Da Hong Pao tea is very easy to find. Every online tea seller, many - if not all - the brick and mortar tea shops and even some gourmet places offer you those very precious leaves for a low and affordable price.
The problem is that what they are selling is NOT real Da Hong Pao, but a mixture of different teas of spurious quality and uncertain provenance that - if you are lucky enough - contains a very very small piece of the real Big Red Robe.
You don't even need to taste them: just by taking a glimpse of the leaves you can immediately forecast that your tasting experience will be disappointing.
Truth is that real Da Hong Pao is very hard to find, and if you are fortunate to find a reliable source, quite expensive to buy.
So you can imagine how cautious I was when I first approached SiamTee website. What finally convinced me to give a try to their offer was the very accurate description of the tea quality, the indication of the provenance of the leaves and the pictures of the actual bushes where the picking occurs. But the real kick has been the story of the family who cultivate the plants and who actually produce the final product. "Let's trust this guy", I said to myself, "let's give him a chance to impress me".
And he did it: the QiDan and the BeiDou Da Hong Pao I have received are amongst the very best I tasted so far. The leaves are homogeneous, crispy, clean and with a pleasant and inviting smell. I brewed them GongFu style and the result is so pleasing, refreshing and rewarding that I cannot but recommend you to experience yourself.
Very often online purchases leaves you with an impersonal and robotic feeling, like when you buy from a vending machine. This is not the case with SiamTee. Mr. Thomas is extremely communicative, very friendly and dedicated to give the customers the best experience possible. His emails are long, well thought and really dedicated.
With an extreme peace of mind I am very happy to rate SiamTee with the five stars of excellence.
The problem is that what they are selling is NOT real Da Hong Pao, but a mixture of different teas of spurious quality and uncertain provenance that - if you are lucky enough - contains a very very small piece of the real Big Red Robe.
You don't even need to taste them: just by taking a glimpse of the leaves you can immediately forecast that your tasting experience will be disappointing.
Truth is that real Da Hong Pao is very hard to find, and if you are fortunate to find a reliable source, quite expensive to buy.
So you can imagine how cautious I was when I first approached SiamTee website. What finally convinced me to give a try to their offer was the very accurate description of the tea quality, the indication of the provenance of the leaves and the pictures of the actual bushes where the picking occurs. But the real kick has been the story of the family who cultivate the plants and who actually produce the final product. "Let's trust this guy", I said to myself, "let's give him a chance to impress me".
And he did it: the QiDan and the BeiDou Da Hong Pao I have received are amongst the very best I tasted so far. The leaves are homogeneous, crispy, clean and with a pleasant and inviting smell. I brewed them GongFu style and the result is so pleasing, refreshing and rewarding that I cannot but recommend you to experience yourself.
Very often online purchases leaves you with an impersonal and robotic feeling, like when you buy from a vending machine. This is not the case with SiamTee. Mr. Thomas is extremely communicative, very friendly and dedicated to give the customers the best experience possible. His emails are long, well thought and really dedicated.
With an extreme peace of mind I am very happy to rate SiamTee with the five stars of excellence.
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