Wuyi Meizhan
Aaron, a proactive young man from U.S. who has been working for some years in...
Wuyi
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…
How Fair is Fair Trade?
Shantile, 23, who’s been picking tea leaves in a Fair Trade tea estate in Sri Lanka for...
Black Tea: Origin & Production
Etymology 30 years after the first commercial import of 143 pounds of tea, Britain setup...
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
Oolongs: Tasting & Buying Tips
This is an effective sales technique but a very bad tasting approach. No tea can show its real character infused for less than 20 seconds, unless it is broken or worse, like a teabag. The reason for a quick wash is only to hide…
Oolongs: Tea Plants & Major Regions
There is a wide-spread theory in the West thinking that all teas are produced from the same tea plant, Camellia sinensis. The fact is, there are so many variants of…
Rougui, the Wuyi oolong before Shuixian
Rougui ( ròu•guì 肉桂, i.e. Chinese cinnamon, aka Yugui, Cassia) is both the name of a popular cultivar in the...
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.