How are these tea names formed?
There are 7 popular tea names below. Select an answer that you think is how the name is formed. Fill in your name and email and send your finished quiz to us. Those who have all the answers correct...
View ArticleNaming of a Tea
Naming of teas has always been problematic, especially when there are so many different ways of doing it for such a huge number of varieties in so many different regions. We summarise the different...
View ArticleShou Cha or Shu Cha?
In the recent couple of decades, pu’er dark teas that are produced with the piled post-fermentation method have come to be known as “cooked” pu’er, a direct transliteration of the... The post Shou Cha...
View ArticleTo blanch or not to blanch? That is the question
One of the perpetuating questions in tea infusion is to blanch or not to blanch — we look at it in a practical perspective and referencing the true qualities of tea to come up with a detail answer The...
View ArticleRed Jade, The Fragrance of Taiwan
I would have continued to ignore this tea had it not been the surprising tasting experience of the last sample. It was similarly bold as a Ceylon, spicy as a Darjeeling,... The post Red Jade, The...
View ArticleClassic Style Phoenix — Xingren Xiang Dancong
A few people have asked me whether there are other classic style Phoenix oolong except the popular Milan Xiang — better known to some in the English name I gave... The post Classic Style Phoenix —...
View ArticleTea at the Onslaught of Wuhan Coronavirus
In honour of all the victims and their families and friends, and in the hope that we learn something from this largely preventable pandemic, this is my sharing as a tea specialist and a multiple times...
View ArticleEight Immortals
A humble Fenghuang Dancong Of all the bouquet style Phoenix Oolongs, Baxian — Eight Immortals — is not only one of my favourites, but also one that I often fall... The post Eight Immortals first...
View ArticleOf Yarn and Tea
Yesterday my wife had a hunch for learning crochet so we went to a local yarn shop to get something to start practicing. On the second floor of a tiny... The post Of Yarn and Tea first appeared on Tea...
View ArticleDancong as a hangover tea, a special recipe
A while ago a reader asked me to write some recipes for the festivals involving Phoenix dancongs. Rather than using this very special subcategory of oolongs in a recipe for... The post Dancong as a...
View ArticleHow are these tea names formed?
There are 7 popular tea names below. Select an answer that you think is how the name is formed. Fill in your name and email and send your finished quiz to us. Those who have all the answers correct...
View ArticleNaming of a Tea
Naming of teas has always been problematic, especially when there are so many different ways of doing it for such a huge number of varieties in so many different regions. We summarise the different...
View ArticleShou Cha or Shu Cha?
In the recent couple of decades, pu’er dark teas that are produced with the piled post-fermentation method have come to be known as “cooked” pu’er, a direct transliteration of the... The post Shou Cha...
View ArticleTo blanch or not to blanch? That is the question
One of the perpetuating questions in tea infusion is to blanch or not to blanch — we look at it in a practical perspective and referencing the true qualities of tea to come up with a detail answer The...
View ArticleRed Jade, The Fragrance of Taiwan
I would have continued to ignore this tea had it not been the surprising tasting experience of the last sample. It was similarly bold as a Ceylon, spicy as a Darjeeling,... The post Red Jade, The...
View ArticleClassic Style Phoenix — Xingren Xiang Dancong
A few people have asked me whether there are other classic style Phoenix oolong except the popular Milan Xiang — better known to some in the English name I gave... The post Classic Style Phoenix —...
View ArticleTea at the Onslaught of Wuhan Coronavirus
In honour of all the victims and their families and friends, and in the hope that we learn something from this largely preventable pandemic, this is my sharing as a tea specialist and a multiple times...
View ArticleEight Immortals
A humble Fenghuang Dancong Of all the bouquet style Phoenix Oolongs, Baxian — Eight Immortals — is not only one of my favourites, but also one that I often fall... The post Eight Immortals first...
View ArticleOf Yarn and Tea
Yesterday my wife had a hunch for learning crochet so we went to a local yarn shop to get something to start practicing. On the second floor of a tiny... The post Of Yarn and Tea first appeared on Tea...
View ArticleDancong as a hangover tea, a special recipe
A while ago a reader asked me to write some recipes for the festivals involving Phoenix dancongs. Rather than using this very special subcategory of oolongs in a recipe for... The post Dancong as a...
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