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I'm partial to oolongs and greens and good quality...

I'm partial to oolongs and greens and good quality oolongs are fairly rare in my area. I'm willing to drive 50' to get here.
Their Alishan is divine but overpriced if you compare it to Pasadena's Bird Pick: $50 for 4.75oz whereas Bird Pick (and others, in SF) sell 4oz of a very similar quality for $30.
Dong Ding is, for me, the best value: comforting warm and floral aroma, leaves are whole, very few twigs, it steeps quite comfortably 5 times, 4.75oz - $30.
Green Goddess has a beautiful emerald green color but the leaves (after steeping) look broken, with many twigs, the 3rd steeping is already pushing it in terms of flavor which is slightly grassier and more simplistic than Dong Ding.
Osmanthus oolong is good but not as good as Bird Pick's Osmanthus Milk Oolong.
Their Sencha is inferior.
I'd rather not drive all the way to San Francisco from the South Bay, so that's the best oolong I can find along the way.
I also enjoyed having a tea inside. However a different table other than next to the window would have been too dark for me; I like to see the color of my tea and leaves...

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