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…
What Is An Attar?
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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…
Tie Guan Yin Oolong Focus:
Tie Guan Yin (鐵觀音 , Tieguanyin , Iron Goddess Of Mercy) Oolong is renown these days for its super fresh green taste, although this style of processing isn’t traditional at…
Dancong Oolong Tea Focus
Dancong oolong (单枞), with its rich history and diverse flavors, has captivated the hearts of tea heads around the world. Among the myriad of tea varieties, Dancong…
A Guide to Oolong Tea:
In the vast realm of tea, oolong stands out as a truly exquisite and versatile Genre. If your looking a ‘flavour bomb’ of a tea then please…
Famous Puerh Tea Areas Of Yiwu
Yiwu, there are several areas that are famous for producing high-quality Puerh tea. Here are some of the notable ones: Mahei: Mahei is a renowned tea village…
The Tea Mountains Of Yunnan
Nestled in the southwestern region of China, Yunnan Province boasts a remarkable landscape dotted with towering peaks, mist-shrouded valleys, and ancient tea trees. Within this captivating province…