High Class Tea Drinkers of Chiang Mai and Thailand, Know of Any Tea Houses, Tea Tastings?

[OldChinaHam]

So, anyway, as I was saying,

I guess it really is more difficult to find/buy decent tea in Thailand.

Remember when I said the tea I tried tasted dead?

That was true then for that batch, but not for this next one I just tried: It was not dead,

It was much more like too alive for me.

In fact it smelled sort of like I was mowing the lawn, Or baling hay.

However, when you put it in a tall glass, And submerge it under boiling water, then it starts to behave a bit better. Actually, I think it is drinkable, but too expensive for what you get.

I would pay just 10Baht per 50 grams, And I would have listed this price in 100 gram amounts, Except I don't think you will want more than 50,

Ever.

I won't buy it again, but I did drink up the whole packet of 100 grams which I got at TOPS Super store. They have some Chinese tea there which is better, though also not good, And they are still filling the canister with plenty of twigs which should never be in good tea,

Or maybe they think I am too poor to buy a stove for my tea,

And the twigs are to start a fire to heat the water.

So, anyway, I just wanted to let you guys know that now I do agree with you, and, yes, you were right. There is no good tea in Thailand,

That I have found so far.

This tea that I just had came sealed in a foil envelope stating it was premium tea from Thailand. It has such weak flavor I thought I was drinking unflavored hot water at first.

So I put in a whole mound of it in a very tall glass, Almost more tea than the glass would hold,

Still it tasted mostly like hay from the barnyard.

I purposely am not mentioning ANY brand names here, Because what is the point? I do know that you can get some very decent tea up around Chiang Rai,

But that is mostly for export, Or at least they put it in bags and label it as tea grown in Taiwan.

The Taiwanese think they are drinking their own tea when,

In actuality, the Taiwanese are drinking Thai Tea.

Yes, fellow Tea Drinkers, "Its A Mixed Up, Muddled up, Shook Up, World".

So, As they say in Hong Kong...... "Bottoms Up".

[noappendix]

I found Monsoon to have pretty decent tea. I especially liked the Shangri La Oolong and the HIll Tribe Green Tea Blend.

[OldChinaHam]

I found Monsoon to have pretty decent tea. I especially liked the Shangri La Oolong and the HIll Tribe Green Tea Blend.

I have tried it, and I do like it.

I also do not want to say anything negative about this, but my opinion is that these teas are just a little overpriced compared to what I am used to in Taiwan.

But why should this be, I do not know, since some Thailand grown tea is actually exported to Taiwan.

My thinking is that there is far too high a markup on this tea.

I would love to buy it if the tea were about 50 percent cheaper.

Do Monsoon sell good tea? Yes I think they do.

[MrGaoMungGawn]

OK Folks,

I finally found some good tea that I am sure you will like.

This is grown in Thailand (I think),

But has the packaging in Chinese, and it states that it is a product of Taiwan.

But I do not believe this because I don't think they would import tea from Taiwan, and then sell it in Chiang Rai tea region.

Here is the name of the tea so you can think about this product and share your ideas:

Here are the marking that are in English since I know better than to post any Thai words here:

4 Seasons Tea

email: <removed>

website: doidhamma.com

This tea costs about 450Baht for what looks like about 100 to 200 grams.

I don't know for sure because the adhesive label that is in Thai covers up the packet packaging which is in Chinese.

Anyway, this is some really half decent tea for 450 Baht, and I could easily drink this on a daily basis.

The other garbage that is available here from the local markets or from TOPS is truly putrid and not worth the energy to heat the water.

I have stopped drinking that stuff.

When I know more about this tea, I will post my thoughts,

BUT I WOULD PREFER to hear from you about this tea.

Tks.

[MrGaoMungGawn]

OK, Folks,

Chiang Mai Folks, anyway:

I found some tea you might like to try, but it is not the Chinese tea that I am used to from Taiwan.

Still, it is worth a sip or two, I think.

This is the Thai Green Tea, probably coming out of the mountains in Chiang Rai.

It is offered from the Royal Project store at CMU agriculture faculty.

This is a very nice little shop, and they have about three or four varieties of tea in hard paper square packaging, which I prefer to metal tins (as they say in the UK), or canisters, as they said when fighting world war one in the trenches, when they lobbed canisters of chlorine and phosgene gas, and this was the time, down in those trenches, when a good strong cup of black tea really hit the spot, and took ones mind off the rats running back and forth.

So why not head over there to the Royal Project store at CMU, and try some of their tea,

The cost is about 150 to 300 Baht for 200 grams, and they do offer something they call Oolong tea, but I have no idea what it really is, maybe WuLong.

If anyone has already tried this, then please let me know.

I find that this tea actually has some life to it,

And does not taste dead, but somewhat alive, which is the way tea should be,

As you know.

Thanks.

[sustento]

OK, Folks,

Chiang Mai Folks, anyway:

I've been trying to think who you reminded me of

[harrry]

OK, Folks,

Chiang Mai Folks, anyway:

I've been trying to think who you reminded me of

You should have used the past tense.