This product ships directly from the teashop Taishunhe in Taiwan.
501 Hong Da Yi 7542 Bai Bu Tiao Ban
501 Red Dayi 7542 White Cloth Strip Edition
501紅大益7542 白布條版
Samples are available now in limited quantity. Full cakes will be arriving in a few weeks.
The famous and acclaimed "White Cloth Strip" version.
Mr Wang, owner of Taishunhe, on the differences between 501 versions:
"It is the first batch of 7542 after the restructuring of the Menghai Tea Factory in 2005, and it is also the most popular and highest-rated 7542 after the restructuring. It gets its name because a small white cloth strip is tied to the entire bamboo basket.
In the same year, there was another "Factory Edition" 501 Red Dayi 7542. Because the price difference between it and the White Cloth Strip Edition is quite large, special attention is required.
So, for the 501 Red Dayi 7542, how do you distinguish between the "Factory Edition" and the "White Cloth Strip Edition"?
Actually, the most crucial and simplest method is to look at the inscription on the inner ticket.
Factory Edition inner ticket inscription:
中國雲南西雙版納勐海茶廠出品
"Produced by Menghai Tea Factory, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China"
White Cloth Strip Edition inner ticket inscription:
中國雲南西雙版納勐海茶業有限責任公司
"Menghai Tea Industry Co., Ltd., Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China"
