Yes, if it really is the quality tea advertised, one would taste the difference. I just spent three years in China where they grew some of the best green tea in the world. I spent the last two years traveling around China looking for tea. I am no expert, but I can identify tea by its taste.
Luckily I bought a couple of pounds of the Da Hong Pao (Big Red Robe) just before we left two months ago. Had some yesterday noon. One can easily distinguish it from the other oolong teas.
Yes, but does a difference in taste have mean a difference in quality/price?
Some tea is expensive because it comes from the boonies and there is little of it. Does that make it a better tea or just more expensive because of scarcity?
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