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...
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Qimen Maofeng (Keemun Black Tea)
qí•mén máo•fēng 祁門紅毛峰 origin: Qimen, Anhui One old-time label with which the world has known about...
Dianhong Golden, Yunnan’s Black Tea
diān•hóng 滇紅 origin: Yunnan Dianhong refers very generally to the black teas that are produced in the Yunnan province. The...
Kaihua Longding, orchid style green tea
kāi•huà lóng•dǐng 開化龍頂 origin: Kaihua, Zhejiang Since the 1980‘s, there maybe a few new or “reconstructed”...
Mengding Ganlu, Sichuan’s Finest
méng•dǐng gān•lù 蒙頂甘露 origin: Mengshan, Sichuan orientation This is a lesser known, but finest green tea....
Tieguanyin, Charcoal Style
This is an article about charcoal style tie’guanyin, for the introduction review about tieguanyin, please click here to go...
Phoenix Osmanthus: Guihua Xiang Oolong
Fenghuang Guihua Xiang 鳳凰桂花香, aka Phoenix Osmanthus, sometimes also mislabelled as Guihua Xiang Dancong origin: Fenghuang,...
Tieguanyin, the Quintessential Minnan Oolong
tiě•guān•yīn 鐵觀音 origin: Anxi and vicinity in southern Fujian (Minnan) • origin • tasting •...
Tea List Gallery: Black Tea
Black tea (aka red tea) is produced from the most extensive geographic areas and we shall...
Uva Hand-rolled Black Tea, Gongfu from Sri Lanka
Uva to Ceylon black tea is rather like Bordeaux is to French wines, except that the latter commodity...