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A Historic Tea: Liu Bao Hei Cha
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Liu Bao is a tea of history. It is one of the oldest styles of tea preparation that is still preserved and drank to this day. It is believed that the processing methods of Liu Bao served as the base for modern-day Ripe Pu erh preparation. In fact, the two teas go through very similar processing partially because they are both part of the Hei Cha tea category. (Read more)
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The Truth Behind Black Tea Caffeine Content (Is It Actually High?)
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A common claim is that black tea caffeine content is much higher than that of green or white tea. Many people will always make a choice to drink green tea believing that the caffeine content is much lower. There are also people who say that green tea has zero caffeine. (Read more)
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What Are The Harvest Seasons Of Tea?
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Have you ever wondered what time of year your favorite teas are harvested? Since tea bushes aren’t grown in greenhouses but are naturally grown in tea farms outside or sometimes even wildly, timing the harvest is of utter importance. With certain teas a crop can only be limited to a few days out of the whole year — if missed, the farmers would have to wait for the next season to produce this type of tea. (Read more)
Describing Yan Yun: The Elegance Of Wuyi Rock Tea
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Similarly with Cha Qi, as many gongfu-ers that exist, the many definitions of Yan Yun you may hear. In Chinese Yan means rock, which is also where the name Yan Cha comes from — Rock Tea.
Yun, on the other hand, is much more abstract and is more of a feeling, or a knowing, than it is anything of the physical realm. (Read more)
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- Tags: chinese tea, da hong pao, gong fu, oolong, oolong tea, rock tea, wuyi, wuyi mountains, wuyi tea, yan yun, yancha
What The Numbers On Pu-erh Wrappers Stand For. Pu-erh Recipes.
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When buying a pu-erh tea cake in its original packaging, you may notice 4 numbers located on the front of the wrapper. In this article, we will clarify what these numbers mean and why they were initially used. (Read more)
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