On Feb 11, 2:36 am, Elona > wrote:
> fern_tay@.. wrote:
> > ..
> > expensive". appearance is very unusual: the tea looks like very
> > tightly rolled black joints - very long, sharp, twisted. you could
> > ..
> > part, if you leave the leaves in, the taste turns bitter after about
> > ..
>
> Could this be the tea? :
> 'High Mountain Kuding Yen Cha' picture athttp://www.asiachi.com/40himoyencha.html

It's Kuding Cha. Although, it shouldn't be so expensive.