The Eastern Beauty oolong tea, also known as Dongfang Meiren, Formosa, or Baihao, is a very interesting tea. In the past, this might have also been labeled Oriental Beauty, but the term is on the decline since the early 70s. This tea comes from Taiwan and is one of the most expensive oolongs in theContinue reading “An Oolong Tea Review: Eastern Beauty”
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Tea Test: XPP Premium Milk Tea (Blueberry)
I love to try all sorts of teas. Grabbing a bottled pre-made tea here and trying out a DIY milk tea set like this one I want to share with you today. The XPP Premium Milk Tea I tried today was the blueberry flavor one. These are made to give you the feeling of havingContinue reading “Tea Test: XPP Premium Milk Tea (Blueberry)”
What Utensils Do You Need for Gongfu Tea Ceremony?
A tea ceremony is more like a ritual where culture meets degustation. It’s a specific set of processes done with the aim to unlock the maximum potential from the tea to taste it the way it was meant to be tasted. When you see someone doing a proper gongfu tea (or 工夫茶, gongfu cha) ceremony,Continue reading “What Utensils Do You Need for Gongfu Tea Ceremony?”
Tea Test: Black Oolong
I recently posted a review of a Dian Ya An Xiang Pu’er tea that I got as part of a larger mixed bag of teas. Today I want to talk about a different kind of tea that I got as part of the same mixed tea bundle. It’s not that clear where it comes from or whatContinue reading “Tea Test: Black Oolong”
Tea Test: Dian Ya An Xiang (Pu’er)
I just got a mixed set of various tea types. Those sets are interesting to try out large quantities of teas, but sometimes theres no information about which are included in the set or how good they are. This is why I wanted to share my experience today with you about the Dian Ya AnContinue reading “Tea Test: Dian Ya An Xiang (Pu’er)”
Tieguanyin
What is Tieguanyin? Tieguanyin is a type of oolong tea. It’s sometimes also written as Te Kwan Yin, Tie Guanyin, Tie Guan Yin, Tin Kuan Yin, Ti Kuan Yin or referenced to, by the acronym TGY. This special kind of tea is commonly sourced from the coastal province Fujian in the Southeast of China. TieguanyinContinue reading “Tieguanyin”
White tea
White tea is wilted and unoxidized. In order to produce white tea the fresh tea leaves need to be withered and dried with air. This is why white tea is considered minimally processed. White tea leaves are usually not rolled or pressed. It is generally considered lighter than most green tea and black (red) teaContinue reading “White tea”
History of Tea
Tea drinking may have begun in the region of Yunnan, where it was used for medicinal purposes. It is also believed that in Sichuan, “people began to boil tea leaves for consumption into a concentrated liquid without the addition of other leaves or herbs, thereby using tea as a bitter yet stimulating drink, rather thanContinue reading “History of Tea”
Green Tea
Green tea is a type of tea that is made from Camellia sinensis leaves and buds that have not undergone the same withering and oxidation process used to make oolong teas and black teas. Green tea originated in China, but its production and manufacture has spread to other countries in East Asia. Several varieties ofContinue reading “Green Tea”
What does Tea Horse Road mean?
The Tea Horse Road or chamadao (simplified Chinese: 茶马道; traditional Chinese: 茶馬道), now generally referred to as the Ancient Tea Horse Road or chamagudao (simplified Chinese: 茶马古道; traditional Chinese: 茶馬古道) was a network of caravan paths winding through the mountains of Sichuan, Yunnan and Tibet in Southwest China. This was also a tea trade route.Continue reading “What does Tea Horse Road mean?”
Tea Horse Road 