What is Yellow Tea?
I know what you're thinking. There's a yellow tea? Yellow tea is often described as smoother and less grassy than green tea.
Read MoreI know what you're thinking. There's a yellow tea? Yellow tea is often described as smoother and less grassy than green tea.
Read MoreOollo Tea’s Oriental Beauty Michelle from One More Steep reviewed a tea that sounds as beautiful as it looks. The shot she got that showed the fuzzy hairs on the leaves is awesome! I haven’t...
Read MoreCountry of Origin: China Leaf Appearance: loosely compressed, Ingredients: puerh tea Steep time: 30 seconds Water Temperature: 212 degrees Preparation Method: porcelain gaiwan Liquor: deep gold I discovered Denong Tea at World Tea Expo last...
Read MoreIt dawned on me that I’ve never done an introduction to each of the tea categories. Information like this might be old hat for some of you but I think those that are new to...
Read MoreMy tasting notes: Indonesian rolled black tea +Anna Mariani‘s pairing of this Indonesian black tea with homemade olive oil challah bread and olive oil passion fruit curd sounds absolutely delicious. She got to share lunch with...
Read MoreCountry of Origin: Taiwan Leaf Appearance: deep green, tightly rolled Ingredients: oolong tea Steep time: 30 seconds Water Temperature: 212 degrees Preparation Method: porcelain gaiwan Liquor: pale green gold Whenever I get asked for Taiwanese oolong...
Read MoreI kicked off a series called Guide to Tea Blogging back in December but haven’t had a chance to revisit it. New bloggers often reach out to me asking for advice so it will helpful to...
Read MoreThe science and nomenclature of tea processing. Part 1: Enzymatic browning. The science behind tea processing is something that we are still learning about and there are a lot of myths still being floated around...
Read MoreCountry of Origin: China Leaf Appearance: needle-like with golden hairs Ingredients: black tea Steep time: 30 seconds Water Temperature: 210 degrees Preparation Method: porcelain gaiwan Liquor: dark reddish amber In a world where tea companies...
Read MoreI think almost every tea drinker I know has bemoaned the sad state of tea in American restaurants at one time or another. Even high-end establishments disappoint with tepid water and poor quality tea bags,...
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