Tea Storage: The Environment
When people began exporting tea in the 17th century, thin sheets of lead was used...
Leo Kwan
Yancha Shuixian, Wuyi oolong
Visual clues are almost identical in all Shuixian varieties, including those of famous cultivars, when...
Phoenix Oolong: Classic Styles
Fenghuang Dancong ( fèng•huáng dān•cōng ) Chinese: 鳳凰單欉, aka Phoenix oolongs. There are two distinct groups within...
Bouquet Style Phoenix Oolongs
Qingxiang Fenghuang Dancong ( qīng•xiāng fèng•huáng dān•cōng ) 清香鳳凰單欉 — literally clear fragrance Phoenix single bush — aka...
The Significance of Quality
the ham and spam in tea Fine tea to me is a totally different product...
Teabags ≠ Whole Leaf Teas!
I have read many, many tea blogs, books and propaganda trying to persuade the reader...
Organic Spring, Taiwan Wulong Green Tea
A Green tea from Taiwan wulong cultivars The choice of tea tree cultivar is instrumental...
Lapsang Souchong, The Original Version
Zhengshan Xiaozhong ( zhèng•shān xiǎo•zhǒng ) 正山小種, aka Neishan Xiaozhong 內山小種, more popularly known in the West...
Red Plum Classic: Tea of Heavenly Kingdom Revolt
Red Plum Classic is a unique and elegant black tea made from Longjing tealeaves. Artisans from 500 km away from Wuyi developed this tea in Hangzhou during a most bloody era in the history of China.
Pu’er: Myth of Origin & Reality of Blending
Differentiating facts from myths The pu’er that I have grown up with in Hong Kong...