The Weather in China and How it's affecting the first tea crops
It's turned cold in China just as some of the first buds are sprouting. Not so cold that the plants are being damaged, just cold ...
Edward Eisler
Yunnan Black Tea (Dian Hong Gong Fu)
The finest Yunnan black tea is composed entirely of golden tips – often referred to in English as Yunnan Gold Black Tea. The three features of ...
Thoughts On Tea Production In Sri Lanka, India And China
I just got back from a visit to the office in Hong Kong to see Jack, my brother in law who runs it. I also ...
Ceylon Trip
I'm currently on a sourcing trip in Sri Lanka looking for new Ceylon teas for us to stock. I've been tasting the freshest crops from many ...
Wuyi Big Red Robe
Our new stock of Big Red Robe Oolong tea recently arrived so we thought we would share a few of our photos of the terroir from our ...
Essential Tips for Making Tea Part 2
TIP 2 - PERFECT WATER TEMPERATURE If you are a green or white tea drinker, using the correct water temperature can make the difference between a ...
Essential tea-making tips
TIP 1 - USE A TEA PITCHER The tea pitcher is one of the things I hate to be without when I make tea. When I ...
Terroir And Tea
In this blog, I explore the crucial significance of terroir (placeness) in relation to teas in China. There is no direct equivalent in English for the ...
Puerh Tea
Puerh tea has been touted as a weight loss miracle. In China puerh is catching the attention of investors as it increases in value at ...
The Ancient Home of Bohea Lapsang Tea
I was recently lucky enough to make my second trip in two years to the home of Bohea tea. Mr. Zhou owns the principal Bohea ...
Small Is Better...
But Why....? The smaller the teapot the greater the control. Like any fresh, high quality food, tea needs to be properly prepared to get the best out ...
Bohea The True Lapsang Souchong
In spring 2006, I travelled up into China's Wuyi Mountains in search of real Lapsang Souchong - or Bohea as we like to call it. ...
