long’jing – Tea Guardian

Infusion / Tea How's

2015.04.10

Spring Water vs Tap Water

Since I moved to the new village, I have only been skimming the fringes of...

Infusion / Tea How's

2014.12.11

3 Tea Recipes for the Festive Season

I have developed three recipes for you here that are not only great for entertaining, but also good health companions through the ups and downs of the festivals. Each of these recipes has its own unique character for different needs…

Substances in Tea / Tea and Health

2014.10.24

Caffeine Content in 39 Tea Samples

Caffeine is a colourless material that occurs naturally in the tea plant. The wide-spreading myths...

Green tea category / Nature of tea

2014.07.30

Green Tea Production: Roasting

There have not been any reliable recent audit yet but wok roasting (note) is definitely the...

Hand showing longjing just roasted from the wok

Green tea varieties / Tea varieties

2014.07.22

Longjing, Tea from the Dragon’s Well

lóng•jǐng 龍井, flat style wok-roasted green tea origin: Hangzhou • origin notes • infusion notes...

Black tea varieties / Tea varieties

2014.07.04

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.

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Green tea varieties / Tea varieties

2014.06.21

Tea List Gallery: Green Tea

Green tea takes on huge varieties and forms especially in China. It is also the...