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• Abandoning the Search for Yellow Tea in 2013

  Every now and then, we have been received requests for yellow tea, especially after our lone variety of yellow tea Huoshan Huangya was sold out about 3 months... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• What to Expect from Our Oolong Tea Tasting Session

  

  Oolong tea is the most diverse and (in my admittedly biased opinion) the most rewarding category of tea. No other category of tea offers as wide a range of... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• A Comparison of 2 Silver Needles- Which is the Real Deal?

  

  In recent years, white tea has been gaining popularity rapidly, a phenomenon often attributed to health reasons. Of the various types of traditional white... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Revisiting Our Recommended Brewing Instructions

  

  Here is a confession- more often than not we ignore our own recommended brewing instructions for oolong tea. The reason is simple, newer tea drinkers often... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• All About Jasmine Tea

  

  Jasmine tea aka Xiangpian (香片) or ‘Fragrant Leaves’  is one of the best known and loved type of teas out there. From restaurants to tea houses, you will never b... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Confusion Behind “Jade Oolong”

  Translation difficulties are often citied when there are variances between the Chinese and the Western nomenclature for tea terms. Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Learning to Judge Tea

  

  In Chinese mythology, one tool that any self-respecting Taoist priest or exorcist should carry is a “Demon Identifying Mirror” (照妖镜). Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Evolution of Tea Consumption: From Eating to Infusing

  

  Tea has been a part of Chinese civilization since its early days. For those who are counting, that makes it 5,000 years, give and take a couple of centuries. Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• What is Tieguanyin?

  

  If you ask casual tea drinkers to name which Chinese teas they have heard of, odds are you won’t have to wait long to hear some variation of “Tieguanyin” (铁观音)... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• On Romanization

  

  Tieguanyin, Tik Koon Yam, Tik Kuan Yin. Why are there so many different spellings of names? In the late 19th century, the popular convention was the... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The One Thing That Radically Transformed My Tea Experience

  

  Unless your family is in the trade for generations, there is a learning curve for tea, at least for loose leaf tea. Everyone starts somewhere- from tea bags to... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Beginnings of Taiwanese High Mountain Tea and One Oft Overlooked High...

  

  If you had any friends who recently returned from Taiwan with a gift, odds are they might have brought with them a box or 2 of “Taiwanese High Mountain Tea”... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tea Producing Provinces- Jiangsu

  

  Located to the north-west of Shanghai, Jiangsu is 8th largest tea producing province in China in terms of value. Despite that it enjoys disproportionate amount... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• 7 Things You Ought to Know About Green Tea

  

  1 )Green Tea is the first tea to be produced Tea consumption has been documented for at least two to three thousand years in China but until a thousand years... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Forgotten Component of the Tea Experience- the Joy of Making Tea

  

  Whenever we tea lovers laud the merits of tea- as we are wont to do given half an opportunity- we are quick to share our devotion to the taste, the sensation,... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Neglected Tea Making Tool- the Humble Kettle

  

  Tea wares and accessories are the bling of a tea addict. Go to the house of a long time tea connoisseur and mention the words “Yixing pot” and you are likely... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Qimen Black: There and Back Again

  

  Qimen Black historically has enjoyed greater prominence abroad than it did in China. In fact, the Anglicized name “Keemun” is more renowned than the “proper... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• 3 Reasons Why the Taiping Houkui Leaf is So Big

  

  As far as varieties of teas go, many of them have their own distinct characteristics in terms of taste. But Taiping Houkui is one that stands out in its name... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Essence of Chinese Tea Etiquette- Humility and Hospitality

  

  When it comes to a civilization that is more than 5,000 years old, you can be count on numerous traditions, especially for something that is an integral part... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• How We Conduct Our Tea Tasting Events

  

  This is somewhat of a misnomer actually, since it’s more than just a ‘mere’ tasting event. Unlike wine tasting, one does not go home and pop the cork,... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK