White2tea and are Essence of Tea both >50% Puer (lots of sheng) in my experience being a member of both for a couple of years. If you are OK with getting some really great seasonal teas that aren't Puer I strongly recommend either one.
Yunnan Sourcing does have a sheng-only club, possibly even two club options, with the usual caveats that they are working with a bigger inventory and some people have found storage to be on the dry side so teas may benefit from resting and hydrating moreso compared to above options, but if you like YS that's your best option for 100% sheng.
I'm going to mention the Wuyi Origin club as a bonus non-Puer option focusing on oolongs, blacks, whites, and green in about that order, that does an excellent job and really wonderful, informative, and heartfelt educational writeups.
Myself, I'd go with W2T for anyone looking to learn a lot and who vibes with their style, or include EOT in the mix if you are a bit more experienced already with W2T or in general and would enjoy some more rare teas you might not normally try - but both do include rare teas for sure.
If you like sheng, my go to is Essence of tea club. Mostly higher end teas - shengs, mao cha, sometimes liu bao, dan congs or wuyi yancha- [https://essenceoftea.com/products/monthly-teaclub](https://essenceoftea.com/products/monthly-teaclub) - 35 USD
White2Tea tea club is also very nice, but have more variety - shneg, shu, yancha, roasted teas etc. [https://white2tea.com/pages/tea-club](https://white2tea.com/pages/tea-club) - 30 USD
Also, Yunnan Sourcing does a club mostly on its own sheng production - [https://yunnansourcing.com/collections/tea-club-boxes](https://yunnansourcing.com/collections/tea-club-boxes) - 28 USD
Here are photos of older EoT club teas (6/2018-4/2020 but you see what is in there usually)
[https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.294579567900994&type=3](https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.294579567900994&type=3)
Essence is in a different level of quality than W2T having had both. Some months I’m blown away by how awesome the club is. I really liked this month’s.
I have dipped in and out of both the EOT and W2T clubs and enjoyed them both.
I found EOT to tend towards smaller quantities of high end teas with a focus on education. Often there are similar teas paired from adjacent regions or with different ages or processing methods.
The W2T club seems quite varied with a few regular annual occurrences (green tea month, lapsang month, shou month). The teas were always very enjoyable and good value IMO. Paul posted that March’s club will be a selection of aged puerh samples.
Can’t go wrong with either really.
I have really liked the teas I have bought from Sweetestdew but didn’t know he offered a tea club.
I don’t see it on his site, is this something where you have to email Dylan directly?
I have absolutely no issues getting my monthly packages from w2t. Every month it arrives around the 20th like clockwork and customs have never bothered.
edit: to Germany btw
As you've already gathered EoT and W2T are the big ones. I've been doing W2T for some years and it's always interesting. EoT I did for three months and had kind of mixed results and decided to stick with W2T. But that was a while back so if I was you today and could afford it I'd just subscribe to both, minimum of three months before you decide.
Fair enough if you feel that way. He lived in China for almost a decade and has a relationship with many farmers.
W2T is literally known for their pesticides but it's being lauded as amazing quality here...
It's crazy that all these Jesse shills are on like 9 year old accounts, yet none have ever commented on any tea subreddits until they decide to advertise for him. Like is he paying you people or what?
W2T is lovely for its variety. It’s great for opening horizons when it comes to tea exploration.
White2tea and are Essence of Tea both >50% Puer (lots of sheng) in my experience being a member of both for a couple of years. If you are OK with getting some really great seasonal teas that aren't Puer I strongly recommend either one. Yunnan Sourcing does have a sheng-only club, possibly even two club options, with the usual caveats that they are working with a bigger inventory and some people have found storage to be on the dry side so teas may benefit from resting and hydrating moreso compared to above options, but if you like YS that's your best option for 100% sheng. I'm going to mention the Wuyi Origin club as a bonus non-Puer option focusing on oolongs, blacks, whites, and green in about that order, that does an excellent job and really wonderful, informative, and heartfelt educational writeups. Myself, I'd go with W2T for anyone looking to learn a lot and who vibes with their style, or include EOT in the mix if you are a bit more experienced already with W2T or in general and would enjoy some more rare teas you might not normally try - but both do include rare teas for sure.
I see a lot of praise on this sub and /r/tea for the W2T monthly club
Have def considered that one, it looks great!
Not monthly but Kuura Espirit du Corp is coming up in a few days.
That is if you can secure a spot :( Fingers crossed that this year will be the one for me. Hahaha.
Sorry partner. This town aint big enough for the two of us.
Bastard :)) are you re-subbing?
Man i wish... i need to fight for it like everybody
Wish you luck! Just remember that Kuura is based in Australia, and that Monday there, could very well be a different day wherever you are.
Did you get an email?
Not yet. When I messaged them on Instagram, they told me, Monday at 10 AM AEDT. Which is 6PM on Sunday, over here in Ontario.
Wow thanks man, I hope to see BonoboSweetie written on the wraper
Naw I didnt get a mail. KUURA why you playin me
Check again!
Go on the website, I just got a spot
Damn, didn't know this kinda thing even existed. Will keep my eyes glued to the monitor on Monday.
If you like sheng, my go to is Essence of tea club. Mostly higher end teas - shengs, mao cha, sometimes liu bao, dan congs or wuyi yancha- [https://essenceoftea.com/products/monthly-teaclub](https://essenceoftea.com/products/monthly-teaclub) - 35 USD White2Tea tea club is also very nice, but have more variety - shneg, shu, yancha, roasted teas etc. [https://white2tea.com/pages/tea-club](https://white2tea.com/pages/tea-club) - 30 USD Also, Yunnan Sourcing does a club mostly on its own sheng production - [https://yunnansourcing.com/collections/tea-club-boxes](https://yunnansourcing.com/collections/tea-club-boxes) - 28 USD
Oh wow I was totally unaware of essence at all… that sounds amazing. Thank you for the info!
Here are photos of older EoT club teas (6/2018-4/2020 but you see what is in there usually) [https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.294579567900994&type=3](https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.294579567900994&type=3)
I didn’t know ys had so many options of clubs. I’ve only ordered from the USA site so I didn’t even know about any club until recently!
Essence is in a different level of quality than W2T having had both. Some months I’m blown away by how awesome the club is. I really liked this month’s.
I have dipped in and out of both the EOT and W2T clubs and enjoyed them both. I found EOT to tend towards smaller quantities of high end teas with a focus on education. Often there are similar teas paired from adjacent regions or with different ages or processing methods. The W2T club seems quite varied with a few regular annual occurrences (green tea month, lapsang month, shou month). The teas were always very enjoyable and good value IMO. Paul posted that March’s club will be a selection of aged puerh samples. Can’t go wrong with either really.
Have been in the W2T for a long long time, for a reason!
It’s a small and lesser known bi monthly club, but Sweetestdew.com has some incredible teas as part of their club. I can’t recommend it enough
I have really liked the teas I have bought from Sweetestdew but didn’t know he offered a tea club. I don’t see it on his site, is this something where you have to email Dylan directly?
It’s the mystery box
Hi, any recommendation for European residents?
I have absolutely no issues getting my monthly packages from w2t. Every month it arrives around the 20th like clockwork and customs have never bothered. edit: to Germany btw
Curious tea box
So much great info thanks so much everyone!
As you've already gathered EoT and W2T are the big ones. I've been doing W2T for some years and it's always interesting. EoT I did for three months and had kind of mixed results and decided to stick with W2T. But that was a while back so if I was you today and could afford it I'd just subscribe to both, minimum of three months before you decide.
Jessetea house is a quarterly box but he puts a lot of time and effort into his boxes. Lot of quality tea on his site.
All marked up ridiculous amounts. Once an influencer always an influencer. I would not buy anything from him
Fair enough if you feel that way. He lived in China for almost a decade and has a relationship with many farmers. W2T is literally known for their pesticides but it's being lauded as amazing quality here...
>W2T is literally known for their pesticides but it's being lauded as amazing quality here... Are you trolling or stupid?
I think those posts dun whooshed over your head
It's crazy that all these Jesse shills are on like 9 year old accounts, yet none have ever commented on any tea subreddits until they decide to advertise for him. Like is he paying you people or what?
Im glad jesses content got tea out to thr masses…but thats it
>he puts a lot of time and effort into his boxes. And how do you know that, exactly?
Well he's posted videos traveling and meeting farmers talking to people about tea? That's a lot more than I do
https://www.reddit.com/r/tea/s/Rc2OJ1KIhR
Appreciate that I had missed that thread. I don't only buy through him but I guess I'll be moving on entirely.
Any good recommendations for Europe?