Tea of the morning……..
I have not had this one in a while. I love gong fu black tea. The cocoa notes are so wonderful, especially when you are trying to avoid too much sugar in your life. I really should be drinking this type of tea more often, but I always seem to get distracted by the teas that are more fussy than this. This is awesome, but still, everyday tea.
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I love its awesome non-fussiness. Looks like I’ll have to brew some this weekend and get in on the Gong Fu Black revival that’s goin’ on ’round here. And yes, “Kung Fu Fighting” just started auto-playing in my head. :-)
BTW, the price of this one has taken quite a jump lately — the little tin has gone from $13.95 to $17.95, and the 8 oz. pouch has leapt from $22.95 all the way to $37.95! A little too expensive to be an “everyday tea,” at least for me.
By “lately,” I mean since I ordered it last August.
Yikes! That is a price jump. I bought the 8 oz pouch back in August and I think I have about half left…..
I just looked. Something must be up with that pricing. Why would you spend over $100 on a 1 lb pouch when you can buy 2of the 8 oz pouches for around $76. Did you see that the sample is $12.95? Wow! I remember thinking last year that $40 for the 1 lb pouch was highish, but the $22.95 was good enough because I was pretty sure I would be able to drink it before it got old. It was a waste/balance thing…. But now, I know I will buy elsewhere.
Jen – where else would you buy one like this? I liked it too but it does seem rather expensive.
Read my reviews on Teavivre’s Bailin Gongfu Black….. ;)
You’re right — that per-pound price makes no sense at all!
We are of one mind … I just went to the Teavivre site and checked that one out, because I remembered your reviews of it. $62.40 for a little over a pound — that’s more like it. Teavivre, here I come (next payday)!
It almost makes me wonder if the next season for this tea is not as good, so they are hoarding. Or maybe it just was not as abundant?
I don’t know about this particular brand, but I’ve read generally tea prices are going up which reflects high demand…
Yes, and once prices increasethey rarely come down [Sigh]. ://
I noticed the price is back down to a normal range….at $32.95 for 8 ounces. However, I also noticed the same picture up for their Keemun Mao Feng as Gong Fu Black. Can I just say that is one of my pet peeves? Use a place holder or put up the right picture. Those kinds of short cuts make you winder where else they take short cuts.
I love its awesome non-fussiness. Looks like I’ll have to brew some this weekend and get in on the Gong Fu Black revival that’s goin’ on ’round here. And yes, “Kung Fu Fighting” just started auto-playing in my head. :-)
BTW, the price of this one has taken quite a jump lately — the little tin has gone from $13.95 to $17.95, and the 8 oz. pouch has leapt from $22.95 all the way to $37.95! A little too expensive to be an “everyday tea,” at least for me.
By “lately,” I mean since I ordered it last August.
Yikes! That is a price jump. I bought the 8 oz pouch back in August and I think I have about half left…..
I just looked. Something must be up with that pricing. Why would you spend over $100 on a 1 lb pouch when you can buy 2of the 8 oz pouches for around $76. Did you see that the sample is $12.95? Wow! I remember thinking last year that $40 for the 1 lb pouch was highish, but the $22.95 was good enough because I was pretty sure I would be able to drink it before it got old. It was a waste/balance thing…. But now, I know I will buy elsewhere.
Jen – where else would you buy one like this? I liked it too but it does seem rather expensive.
Read my reviews on Teavivre’s Bailin Gongfu Black….. ;)
You’re right — that per-pound price makes no sense at all!
We are of one mind … I just went to the Teavivre site and checked that one out, because I remembered your reviews of it. $62.40 for a little over a pound — that’s more like it. Teavivre, here I come (next payday)!
It almost makes me wonder if the next season for this tea is not as good, so they are hoarding. Or maybe it just was not as abundant?
I don’t know about this particular brand, but I’ve read generally tea prices are going up which reflects high demand…
Yes, and once prices increasethey rarely come down [Sigh]. ://
I noticed the price is back down to a normal range….at $32.95 for 8 ounces. However, I also noticed the same picture up for their Keemun Mao Feng as Gong Fu Black. Can I just say that is one of my pet peeves? Use a place holder or put up the right picture. Those kinds of short cuts make you winder where else they take short cuts.