Yong De 2006 - Smoked pu'er brick
Yong De 2006 - Smoked pu'er brick Today we taste Yong De 2006, a smoked sheng pu'er from Yongde county, in Lincang prefecture.In Licang, a region well known to pu'er enthusiasts, there are three famous tea production areas: Mengku, Y...

Tea News · Apr 30, 2025

Jun Shan Yin Zhen
Jun Shan Yin Zhen Recently we looked at Yellow Tea, what started out as a brief introduction to the Jun Shan Yin Zhen being covered in today's blog escalated into an article in its own right.Yellow Tea is a fascinating...

Tea News · Apr 30, 2025

Yuan Yao visits Nannuoshan
Yuan Yao visits Nannuoshan Yuan Yao: "Since when do you drink Chinese tea?"Gabriele: "Oh, well. Maybe seven or eight years." Yuan Yao: "Wow, you have this tea toy. I have one too. Does yours change color with hot water?"Gabrie...

Tea News · Apr 30, 2025

Which water is best for tea?
Which water is best for tea? There is no life without water, because water is needed to make tea...Over 99% of a cup of tea consists of water; how does it affect the taste?Lu Yu wrote in the 8th century about the decisive role of...

Tea News · Apr 30, 2025

Tea tasting in Italy
Tea tasting in Italy March 6, 2015Friday evening. I have been carrying two large cases jam-packed with tea all the way down to Italy. On the train I enjoyed the voice of the passengers sitting next to me. I haven’t been i...

Tea News · Apr 30, 2025

Serendipity and tea
Serendipity and tea Few weeks ago we have been invited by All We Can Learn to hold a introductory tea talk and tea tasting at their Serendipity Night event. The first think we did was searching the word in the dictionary...

Tea News · Apr 30, 2025

The First Two Days in Shanghai
The First Two Days in Shanghai Shanghai, 14th April 2025Cold and gloomy weather welcomes me to Shanghai. I'll stay in the city for a couple of days to reacclimatise to China and sample the teas I have had sent to me from various pr...

Tea News · Apr 30, 2025

Finally Yunnan!
Finally Yunnan! January, 2 2016Three o'clock in the morning. The cock begins to sing and the dog accompanies him barking. Fever, stuffy nose and farm animals do not let me sleep. If just the bed would have a mattress...

Tea News · Apr 30, 2025

The Anxi county and its Tieguanyin
The Anxi county and its Tieguanyin January 9, 2015After a quick breakfast in the car, we go to the offices of the Anxi Tea Society. Together with Michela and myself there are W.W., his chubby friend P.Y. and a lady -W.W.’s classmate in...

Tea News · Apr 30, 2025

A Tea Garden Without Pesticides, Herbicides, or Chemical Fertilisers
A Tea Garden Without Pesticides, Herbicides, or Chemical Fertilisers Zhengzhou, 19 April 2025After a few days in the city, I feel the call of nature. In the southeast of Henan, along the border with Anhui, lies a mountain range stretching more than a hundred kilometres...

Tea News · Apr 30, 2025