Smoke & Flowers
Smoke & Flowers The sun's warmth is shaded today by a haze, turning the sky into a watercolour of rose-yellow and diluted blue. I have been craving rich black tea all winter—malty, pungent, and earthy—but now seems t...

Tea News · Apr 30, 2025

Zhuni vs. Hongni – The Red Ores of Yixing
Zhuni vs. Hongni – The Red Ores of Yixing So you want to get into Yixing teapots, but want to know what exactly you’re getting—not to mention buying—into? Yixing teaware is a world of myth and rumour, reputation and artistry, as much hype as...

Tea News · Apr 30, 2025

Poultry tea? Really?
Poultry tea? Really? Are you familiar with these wild associations that run in your head when you listen to music, perceive scents, or look at pictures? Often a tea motivates me to listen to certain music; another time it...

Tea News · Apr 30, 2025

Niu Lan Keng Rougui
Niu Lan Keng Rougui At nannuoshan we have been drinking Wuyi Rock Tea barely every evening in the last couple of weeks. We did that to refresh our memory and get ready for Niulankeng.Rock teas are complex. Three main tas...

Tea News · Apr 30, 2025

Bai Ya Qi Lan
Bai Ya Qi Lan Fujian produces a lot of Oolongs, many of them quite famous, from the Anxi Tie Guan Yin to the various Wuyi Rock Oolongs (Yan Cha . The problem with this fame is of course price, and many lesser known...

Tea News · Apr 30, 2025

The charm of Yixing teapots
The charm of Yixing teapots Yixing, 26th AprilYixing is a wealthy and calm city on the on the west coast of the large Tai lake. The local economy is flourish; mainly thanks to the electric cable industry and environmental archit...

Tea News · Apr 30, 2025

Oolong teas - Fujian rarities
Oolong teas - Fujian rarities Fuzhou, 7th May 2016Modern, old, and modern again.Yesterday afternoon I took a high-speed train from Hangzhou to Fuzhou. Just few hours to cover more 700 kilometers. The Chinese high-speed railway is...

Tea News · Apr 30, 2025

Tasting two Wuyi Rock Teas
Tasting two Wuyi Rock Teas Wuyi Rock teas have always been among our favorite ones, for their complex flavor and mineral aroma. Produced in northern Fujian province, they encompass a wide group of traditional oolongs. The Wuyi...

Tea News · Apr 30, 2025

Summertime - and the tea is quite fruity
Summertime - and the tea is quite fruity We (or our smart gadgets connected to the Internet have just switched the clocks to daylight savings time, the days are getting longer, the sun is giving us more vitamin D every day. But that's not e...

Tea News · Apr 30, 2025

Buddhist Tastings, Western Meditations
Buddhist Tastings, Western Meditations 26 April 2025 Yesterday we arrived in Wuyishan, and half of our journey is over. So far, everything has been fantastic: our group is diverse, interesting, and friendly, our guides Gabriele, Spencer, a...

Tea News · Apr 30, 2025