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Last time I was here in Wuyishan was about twenty years ago. I had only just started drinking tea more seriously back then, and it was also a much calmer place than now. This time, I know a little more … Continue reading
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I remember when I first started drinking tea seriously about twenty years ago, tieguanyin was really wonderful. They were tasty – really good stuff. I’m sure people still older will tell me that I know nothing of even better tea … Continue reading
With my new magic card, I think I need to start a new running series called “Taobao lottery” where I chronicle my misadventures in buying tea blind, online. A recent purchase, in collaboration with Brandon, is a bunch of yancha. … Continue reading
I often get offers of samples, ranging from friends who want me to try something, to companies that want me to taste teas and then write about them. I often reject the latter, because I don’t have that much time … Continue reading
Every tea mall in China has at least a few stores that only sell packaging. They sell bags, boxes, tins — you name it, they’ve got it, and in the past few years the packaging has gotten more and more … Continue reading
I went back to the same graduation dahongpao yesterday to try it again, since the last session was really not all that inspiring. I wondered what brewing it in a single person pot at home would be like, versus a … Continue reading
In 2004 I bought myself a box of Dahongpao from the Best Tea House. I told myself that this was going to be a tea that I will keep for the duration of my graduate studies, and that, when done, … Continue reading
A very generous friend, S, from Malaysia sent me a bunch of teas recently, and among the samples (and a full cake too) is this, a little gem from the past. I’m not entirely sure how old this is, but … Continue reading
Although the natural environment in which teas grow obviously affect how they taste, processing, for oolongs at least, is king. The sheer number of variables is astounding, and the range of tastes that are possible, from the really light and … Continue reading
Of all the families of teas out there, oolongs are probably by far the most versatile and varied in appearance, aroma, and taste. Situated between green and black, oolongs, by definition, are semi-oxidized teas that can be almost as green … Continue reading