In this post, we discuss our own tea geography. We talk about the tea regions we specialize in, and why we do so. This is both an article about the importance of terroir and origin in general, and an insight into how we approach it.
Dark Brick Tea (黑砖茶) is the most heavily compressed variation of Anhua Dark Tea. In this post, we will discuss its history, its production, and its taste in comparison with other dark teas from Anhua County.
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Purple tea is not one of the six tea types (white, green, yellow, red, wulong, dark). These are the result of different processing methods. Purple tea, on the other hand, is a quality of the tea leaves themselves. In this post, you will learn more about its causes, and how it influences a tea’s taste.
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Tea sourcing is one of our favourite activity. Visiting a tea producing region is very enjoyable. We like to walk through the tea plants, before sitting down with the farmers and producers. Of course, we enjoy tasting their teas and discussing with them about all kinds of tea related topics.
Continue reading Tea sourcing impressions (on the tea roads)
Mengding Ganlu (蒙顶甘露) is a famous green tea variety produced on and around Mengding Mountain in Sichuan Province. It is a pan-roasted green tea. Its name means “Mengding Sweet Dew”. It is considered one of China’s ten most famous teas.
