What is Orange Pekoe?
A Funny Name In the supermarket or your local teashop, you probably have come across...
black tea
Tea Infusion: What does it Mean?
For most people, to make tea — tea infusion — simply means to pour boiling...
Defending Against Cancer
As to how tea protects the body against cancer, several mechanisms have been observed and hypothesized. We have tried to digest them and represent a few prominent concepts here in plain English…
Black Tea: Tasting & Buying Tips
On the left we have an Orange Pekoe, a special grade of relatively larger leaf...
Black Tea: Health Notes
Tea catechins are turned into other forms of flavonoids and taste/aroma matters during black tea...
Black Tea: Between Teabag and Hand-rolled Whole-Leaves
Black Tea, aka Hong Cha, i.e. Red Tea (1), is the most consumed tea category...
Oolongs: Wuyi Varieties
Wuyi oolongs generally give a shorter, but more robust impression both in the aroma and in the taste, as compared with other oolongs. This character is highly related to the prevalent processing style in this region
Stallion in Gold, Tieguanyin Turns Red
jin guān•yīn 金觀音 aka Guanyin Hong, Tieguanyin Black Tea etc origin: Fujian a bit of market background...
Tea from the Himalayas: Nepali Black
Many have marketed productions from Nepal as “Himalayan” teas, obviously for marketing reasons — Nepal has...
Minhong Gongfu: Fujian Black Teas
Minhongs 閩紅 refers to the gongfu black teas produced in eastern Fujian, traditionally include Zhenghe (zhèng•hé) Gongfu,...