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

    What is a good tea for Summer?

    By

    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.

    Read more
  • Jul232019
    Cattle resting on grass

    Black Dragon from the Flats of Stone Bullocks

    By

    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. 

    Read more
  • May302019
    Why don't we carry blossom teas?

    Why not flowers?

    By

    No artsy designs When I was teaching the visual arts in the 1980’s in a prestigious girls’ college in Hong…

    Read more
  • Mar262019
    Duck Poo Tea?

    Seriously is there a Duck Poo Tea?

    By

    Fragrance of Duck Poo? You may have heard of the name and thought it was a joke or some kind…

    Read more
  • Feb172019

    Yunnan Jianshui Zitao Teapots

    By

    As the clay mines in Yixing approach depletion, price of the raw materials simply rockets and people are looking elsewhere…

    Read more
  • Dec052018
    Song in a Teacup

    Song in a Teacup

    By

    Finally after all those resting, re-baking and resting again, the Song Cultivar harvested in Spring this year is ready to…

    Read more
  • Oct072018
    Tea garden in Alishan, Taiwan

    Milky Taste Jinxuan?

    By

    Gems of Formosa Cities in Taiwan may not have glamorous skylines like New York, London, or Hong Kong. Nor its…

    Read more
  • Jun092018
    A visit to the Wang's family traditional Tieguanyin farm in Xiping, Anxi, Fujian

    Traditional Tieguanyin Tea Farm

    By

    Read more
  • Jun082018
    The leaves of three different Tieguanyins

    How to Read a Tieguanyin Tea Leaf?

    By

    ( This article deals with greener style Tieguanyin, not the classic, aka deep baked style. ) Maybe you cannot be…

    Read more
  • Apr192018
    A bowl of ramen

    Between Ramen and Oolong

    By

    he day before yesterday my wife and I were in a situation when we had to do lunch in a…

    Read more