It's All About Tea — chinese tea

Cloud tea is a Chinese green tea that originally comes from Nanyue Mountain. Tea enthusiasts call it cloud tea after the thick clouds surrounding the mountain peaks where the tea grows. Another common name for it is Clouds and Mist Tea. On the other hand, in Chinese, we refer to it as Yun Wu. During the Tang Dynasty (618-907), cloud tea was a tribute tea which tea producers reserved exclusively for the Emperor. Now, we can all enjoy the sweet and elegant taste of Chinese cloud tea. The great tea master Lu Yu even mentions Cloud Tea in his book — the Cha Jing. (Read more)

Dian Hong Tea means "Yunnan Red Tea." While "dian" is an aboriginal word for Yunnan, "hong" is the hong in hong cha, which means red in Chinese. In the west, we call it "Black Tea". Today, most Dian Hong Black Tea varieties grow at high-mountain elevations of 1500m and up above sea level. Growing in ecologically pure areas, the finished tea has an exceptional aroma and taste. Rich, mellow, and sweet, with mouth-watering notes of fruits, honey, and sweet potatoes. (Read more)

Balancing our internal energies is crucial for a relaxed and healthy body. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been around for thousands of years. According to this ancient knowledge, all teas are either cooling or heating. Understanding the properties of tea may help us make more conscious choices when choosing a tea for the soul for our gongfu session. (Read more)

Yabao. Depending on who you ask, Yabao tea can be categorized as raw pu-erh, white tea, white raw pu-erh, pu-erh buds, or even as a tisane! These are just some of the many categories this elusive Chinese tea falls into. So what is Yabao? Actually, it's quite tricky to define and confine it to a particular tea category. What we do know is, it's incredibly delicious. So let's try to take a closer look at what makes it so. (Read more)

Centuries ago Chinese black tea steadily paved its way to popularity in the west. This wasn't the case in China, where people preferred freshly processed green teas. Black tea was no more than an export, something locals dare not drink themselves. It wasn't until quite recently that Chinese farmers began rediscovering the beauty of a well-executed black tea. Dian Hong Black Tea is one of those teas that is highly honored today. Originating in Yunnan province, it is made from wild ancient tea trees. The final taste is full of Qi and sure to get any tea connoisseur tea drunk in no time. (Read more)