It's All About Tea — aged tea
Discovering Delights: A Tea Tasting Experience at a Tea Market
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We enter a place with a charming atmosphere imbued with old-times charm. A collection of antique tea items, including various Zisha and Nixing teapots, graces the glass window, and the heaps of medicine-flavored tea promise a memorable experience for a tea lover's palate. This is a company dedicated to the exclusive sales of Liubao - a fermented tea from China. The owner greets us and starts preparing one of the exclusive teas we will try in today's tea tasting experience (Read More)
On Tibetan Tea: Interview With a Tea Master And Brewing Tips
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Today, we invite He Jin – a local producer of Tibetan black tea, and our proud supplier – for a chat. She will teach us on the various types of this Chinese fermented tea, and will share tips and tricks on storage and brewing methods in order to get the most out of this artisan tea.
He Jin lives in Ya'an city, where she's been engaged in Tibetan tea production for quite a few years now. She creates fine-quality Yaxi Tibetan tea in loose-leaf form and the region's signature Tibetan Jasmine tea. (Read more)
Hei Cha: Tibetan Black Tea – a Thousand Year Old Treasure
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Today, we'll discuss in detail a real treasure in the world of tea – Tibetan tea. It has a thousand-year-long story, dating back to the times of the Tang dynasty. Tibetan black tea started the history and culture of tea drinking in Tibet and the border area of the Chinese empire. It was the main reason for setting up what we know today as "The Southern Silk Road" and left a legacy that remains uninterrupted today, even after over a thousand years.. (Read more)
Aging Pu-erh Tea: Wet Storage vs. Dry Storage (Part II)
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Following up from last time, here’s the second part of our blog post, dedicated to storing and aging Pu-erh tea. We talk about the phase of transitioning from wet to dry Pu-erh. We explore the advantages of dry over wet storage and give an answer on whether wet storage is good or bad after all.
You will learn the two essential factors that guarantee effective storage for your tea cakes. You will also understand how the shape influences the storage. Finally, you will learn the best ways to store tea at home, depending on its shape and quantity. Let’s dive in! (Read more)
Aging Pu-erh Tea: Wet Storage vs. Dry Storage (Part I)
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Pu-erh is among the most fascinating and controversial topics in the world of tea. Today, we will speak about a major aspect of the Pu-erh tea production cycle: aging or storage.
There are two primary schools of thought: wet storage and dry storage. Let's explore their differences and the way they affect Pu-erh tea quality. You will learn the nitty gritty of both ways to store your tea and how it affects pu-erh tea's quality and transformation. (Read more)