It's All About Tea — wild tea
Laos Tea: ancient forests and wild trees
Posted by Boyka Mihaylova on
In this blog post, we continue our exploration of non-native Chinese teas produced in Asia.
Our destination is Laos - a country on the crossroad between China (more specifically, Yunnan), Vietnam, and Burma, among others. Nestled in the area known as the cradle of tea origin, Laos is a country with ancient tea heritage, pristine forests, and age-old tea trees. Let's explore its merits and discover the Laos tea that increasingly draws the interest of tea drinkers by the year. (Read More)
Let's Get Tea Drunk On Dian Hong Black Tea
Posted by Angelina Kurganska on
About Wild Tea & Ancient Trees
Posted by Misha Gulko on
In the modern-day tea world, “wild tea trees” are a huge debate. There has been an increasing number of tea vendors that use the mystic appeal of wild tea trees as a marketing ploy. Thus more tea enthusiasts start to believe that these teas are not exactly authentic.
The majority of ancient tea trees grown in China’s Yunnan province. Yes, the pu-erh region!
Since they are not cultivated, they can stretch anywhere from 5 up to 10 meters in height, which makes the tea leaves challenging to harvest. (Read more)