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I think maybe most black teas do not mature because most are not the correct quality for maturing. Perhaps poor handling or packaging. I tasted very good Taiwan black tea 5 years old.
Sencha is not made by sun drying. When the leaves are plucked they are put in the shade and then washed and steamed and roasted
I am not sure CO2 good for packing tea. I saw some nitrogen pack before here in Japan but people use mostly refrigeration now, only for high price tea, of course. They used to put a little pack of oxygen absorber in the pack in most tea but not many brands doing this now.
I did leave a pot of sheng cha puer (very expensive one) tealeaves till the next afternoon once and try brewing them again. Common sense told me that I should wash the leaves again with hot water first before brewing. The result was exactly like what Leo described: like a continuation of the last infusion session! I did not use a good Yixing teapot but a fine clay kyushu. A tea friend said he could do the same after the tea was left in the Yixing pot for three days!
If I go to Hong Kong not on business trip, but using personal money, I stay Panda Hotel. It is about 900 Hong Kong dollar. It is far from the city center, but only 30 minutes on the MTR. A OK hotel for that price. Because in local industrial and worker class residence area, many good price restaurants and small shops. Type Panda Hotel Hong Kong on Google.
I am waiting eagerly for Honey Orchid Fenghuang Dancong too. Such quality is too expensive if buying in Japan.
I agree the retail package should be the most convenient way of storing tea. If it is good for holding the tea in the shop until someone buys it, it should also be good enough to store tea in my home. However, some brands do not use good quality packaging. A lot of the aluminum packs are only plastic with silver color. This is not good for keep good quality of tea. I agree Tea Hong packaging is very good. It is thick paper and real aluminum inside.
However, in Japan it is good politeness to show tea with personal container to guests. Therefore good container is needed to store tea reserved for guests.If you are interested in tea not grown in traditional tea countries, this is another one in New Zealand: https://www.zealong.com/#
They make only Taiwan style oolongs, only a few, but actually the same thing with different firing.Beautiful photos!
Dear Mr Leo,If I could take such beautiful pictures I would not sell only one piece of tea pot per set of photos. Please consider selling more for your labor cost efficiency. Please also consider making a real shop which I can visit next time in Hong Kong. I want so much to touch them. So very beautiful pots.Sincerely yours,Hokusai
