What is Gong Fu Cha? The Chinese tea ceremony AKA ‘gongfu cha’ is the traditional practice of brewing tea that involves the preparation and serving of tea…
The Chinese Tea Ceremony In The 21st Century
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Why is exclusive tea still so exclusive in China?
Chinese tea in China: Although drinking tea as a daily pursuit has always been very much part of the local culture in China, artisanal and exclusive tea…
About Puerh Tea
I’ve noticed a few questions going around on the internet about this fantastic tea and this blog is here to answer them! Before we do, let’s quickly…
Taiwanese Tea Deep Dive!
In this blog we will guide you through a brief history of tea in Taiwan and take a look at the different types of Taiwanese tea available…
The History Of Raw Puerh Tea
Ancient Roots: Raw Pu Erh tea (AKA Sheng), make no mistake, this is an ancient tea, in fact the cultivars from Yunnan were the 1st to have…
What Is An Attar?
Attars ‘AKA Ittars or Makhallat’ is a traditional oil based perfume derived from natural botanical sources, often using flowers, woods and animalics. Think of attars like perfume…
The Foundations Of Tea Tasting:
Here I will share the foundations of how to assess your tea. In most cases a GREAT tea will be either extremely balanced or (even better), being…
How To Evaluate Your Gushu Tea
Before I go into the intricacies of evaluating gushu and what makes the material better than lesser aged trees let me start by passing some wisdom I…
A Hit Piece On Coffee
A hit piece on coffee: Ahhh coffee Vs tea. This comes up a lot in the tea world, I doubt that coffee aficionado’s have regular ‘coffee Vs…
The Benefits Of Using Boswellia Sacra Frankincense Oil
We’ve been supplying Boswellia Sacra oil and Hojari Frankincense resin for many years and I’ve had the pleasure of speaking to direct consumers of our products who…
Yancha Tea Focus
Ok, Let’s discover Yancha! The most famous of all Chinese oolong teas! What is a Yancha oolong (wu long)? Yancha tea, also known as Rock Tea, is…
Building A Tea Community
Our version of tea appreciation is a niche. Even in China it’s a niche reserved mainly for the higher echelons of society, this class phenomenon is a…