It's All About Tea — yancha
Wuyi Tea: Da Hong Pao Vs. Shui Xian Oolong
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Make Your Own Tea Blend: Russian Caravan Tea
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- Tags: black tea, history, lapsang souchong, oolong, russian caravan, tea blend, wuyi, yancha
Oolong Tea Processing: The Roasting Of Yancha in 5 Steps
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When yancha is only in the first stages of processing it's still quite vegetal and floral, much like a green tea. Only at the end of the processing will it gain its characteristic taste that we all love. (Read more)
- Tags: chinese tea, da hong pao, oolong, tea processing, wuyi, yancha
Describing Yan Yun: The Elegance Of Wuyi Rock Tea
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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)
- Tags: chinese tea, da hong pao, gong fu cha, oolong, rock tea, wuyi, yan yun, yancha
What is Rock Tea?
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Rock tea, also known as Yancha (yan meaning rock, cha meaning tea), are oolong teas that come from the Wuyi Mountains in Fujian Province, China.
Tea from this region is the most expensive in the world, with Da Hong Pao topping world records for some of the most expensive tea ever sold. (Read more)