Upon asking this sub a number of times where the best tea spots are, it seems the most common answers are to shop online bc a) better selection, b) cheaper & c) depending on where you go, you’re getting what’s actually advertised (been to a couple tea shops where I got … played).

Well, I’ve made an order with White2Tea (however small) to try these delicious sounding Smoove Cocoa Minis & this super interesting (sample of a) cake that I couldn’t resist. Described as such:

“A tea that began as an experiment for our tea club years ago. We commissioned a Sichuan green tea farmer to use some of their purple varietal material to produce a white tea using Fujian style processing.

The results were a creamy, sweet and succulent white tea with bright aromatics and a stone fruit character that flooded our inbox with requests for more. After waiting another year for the weather to cooperate, we commissioned enough for a pressed production. Wonderful white tea and a unique standout; this combination of provenance and production style is far from common.”

Now, I’ve got to decide whether to spend the last $50 I have to play with this week on a decent sized order from Yunnan Sourcing (pic #2 is my cart) or buy the intergalactic from crimson lotus (pic #3) everyone’s been talking about. :)