On Names
An expensive “restaurant tea” A few years ago I saw a nice tin can by...
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First Flush
A first flush is the first round of leaf buds coming out of the tea...
Understanding Blends, Single Origins, Single Harvests, etc
It’s understood but a taboo in the trade to talk about. When concepts are muddled, it...
Maocha
In traditional tea processing, a maocha ( Chinese: 毛茶 ) is the tea that has...
Bouquet Style Phoenix Oolongs
Qingxiang Fenghuang Dancong ( qīng•xiāng fèng•huáng dān•cōng ) 清香鳳凰單欉 — literally clear fragrance Phoenix single bush — aka...
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.