There's tea, and then, there's tea. Priced at $155 per 100 grams, the West Lake Dragon Well tea from the early spring is definitely of premium quality. My father took me on a tea tasting session along with other members of our family, the experience immediately converted me into a tea enthusiast.

Luckily for me, when I came home, my father stuffed me with two boxes of them in the suitcase for me and my husband, so I could create a similar experience again thousands of miles away from home.