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  • Sep052022
    A luscious double yolk mooncake served with tea

    What tea to use in Mid Autumn Festival?

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    This year, the night on September 10th will see a big full moon. That will be the Mid-Autumn Festival. In…

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  • May162022
    20 EU coin with pigeon on a man's face

    EU Exclusionism followup: a Petition

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    A while ago I wrote a post to complain about a regulation in EU requiring all vendors selling to EU…

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  • Jan192022
    Buying tea in Guangzhou, 19th century

    The Fear of Failing Our Customers

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    Possibly the first black tea ever produced, and definitely the best of its category from Wuyi, Tongmuguan One has a…

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  • Nov102021
    The tender young leaves of Ruan Zhi cultivar

    Honey Concubine, the Tea Born of an Earthquake

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    At 1:47 am on September 21, 1999, an earthquake broke out in central Taiwan. It was a Richter scale 7.7…

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  • Nov152020
    Tea variety kaleidoscope

    Airmail deadline for Christmas 2020

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    Deadline for Christmas airmail shipping to USA is set for Nov 19 ( HK time, ie EST – 13 hr…

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  • Oct122020
    Closeup of a bead-shape oolong

    Bead Shape Oolongs

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    After the bead rolling method for oolong was introduced at the end of 19th centuries, it has been gradually integrated into the development of a number of varieties. The form styling of the leaves has actually contributed to the formation of the taste profile…

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  • Sep132020
    Comparing a lighter oxidation Hong Yu white tea with Deep White

    Hong Yu White Tea, with Extra Oxidation

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    Some years ago when young tea master Chen sent me her first attempt on making white tea from Hong Yu,…

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  • Jul062020
    Shipping for your order

    Estonia, France, Poland, Spain, Switzerland and United Kingdom!

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    We have just got news from Hong Kong Post that airmail service has just been resumed for Estonia, France, Poland, Spain,…

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  • Aug172019
    two glasses of ice tea and a gaiwan with freshly brewed tea

    What is a good tea for Summer?

    Perhaps some people may say ice tea, or some others may say iced lemon tea etc. While chilled infusion of Camellia sinensis does offer a soothing sensation under that smothering summer sun, the low temperature also sends a wrong signal to the body that there is the need to conserve heat.

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  • Jul232019
    Cattle resting on grass

    Black Dragon from the Flats of Stone Bullocks

    The Wulong from Shiguping, however, is produced from a cultivar entirely different. It is a wulong plant. Examples of other wulong plants include Aijiao ( that produces our Cream Stout ), Sijichun ( that for Eternal Spring ), Qingxin ( that for our Cold Peak ), etc etc. It is not an overstatement to say this is one of the best Wulongs. 

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