Previously we've introduced a full guide on the traditional Gongfu tea ceremony discussing the meaning and brewing tools required. In this post, we introduce a detailed 21 step gongfu tea ceremony.

Read this, and become better at appreciating and buying pu erh tea!

In the early days of tea, tea production was as simple as simply picking and drying and/or roasting the leaves. But during the Ming Dynasty people noticed that tea leaves can actually be allowed to wither and oxidise. These allowed the leaves to develop more flavour and black tea was discovered.

How does white tea compare to green tea? Learn about the differences in production process, pricing, caffeine content, health benefits, weight loss and more.

In this article, we provide a simple step-by-step guide to steeping pu erh tea. Along side the basics, we’ll also introduce you some advanced concepts to further improve your brewing skills.

Welcome to the super confusing world of Dan Cong tea names. Learn what names and terms to ignore and which are actually relevant to remember.

Recently we got this interesting question: "Do you think that using a single Yixing teapot for both Dian Hong and Jin Jun Mei is acceptable or ought be avoided?" As you may expect there's no straight answer to this...

Why is it so hard to generalize the taste of oolong tea? What's the difference between light & dark oolong? And how can you make the taste of oolong tea better? Find out now!

Wu Hong Cai, is a down to earth tea artist, who started his career during the 70s in a Yixing workshop.

Generally speaking oolong tea contains more caffeine than green tea, but how does it compare to coffee?

Slurping tea is very common in China, but it can be annoying sometimes in the West. Why should you slurp tea? Is it considered bad manners? And how can you still fully enjoy tea without slurping? Here's the trick.

Oolong is a partially oxidized tea that have much longer shelf lives relative to green tea. To understand how long you can keep oolong teas, we've to make an important distinction between light and dark oolongs.

In China, it's common for new moms to lay in bed for a whole month after giving birth. This period is called “zuò yuè zǐ” (坐月子) is which literally means “sitting the month”.

With all the known health benefits of tea, is it an alternative beverage for water? Here's the answer.

Ok, so you’ve had an awful pu erh tea experience. The question is: “Now what?” You can throw your tea in the garbage can, or try to ‘fix’ it with this guide!

The ‘Moonlight White’ is one of those teas don’t fit in one of the usual categories. It’s name suggests it’s a white tea, yet often times they’re presented in the form of a tea cake, which makes you think it’s a pu erh tea. In this article, we discuss the origin, unique characteristics, and processing of Yue Guang Bai as well as the best way to brew this tea.

A sponsored article about essential oils and tea.

We’re excited to show you our new 2018 Huangshan Maofeng in this post. This year’s maofeng is once again a great leap forward relative to the maofengs we’ve offered the previous years.

A full review of our new 2018 spring Jin Jun Mei with our steeping and tasting notes.

Le goût est velouté et doux avec un arôme délicatement floral et un arrière-goût sucré avec des notes d'agrumes. Hautement recommandé!