Dayi (Menghai Tea Factory) has a long and famous history in Puerh. It’s home to the most sought after cake for investors (7542). There’s a wholesaler spot…
Dayi: The end of an era
Discovering Yellow Tea
Yellow tea (黄茶) is quite a rarity. I remember seeing it listed as a tea genre but you just don’t see much of it around. I really…
Vetiver
Fascination with vetiver essential oil I love Vetiver for a few reasons. Firstly its an oil that like oud, patchouli and rose ages well with interesting characteristics…
What Is Oud
Hello! So you’ve been wondering what this Oud oil is huh?? why is it so pricey, what does it smell like? All will be told here dear…
How to spot a fake?
Fake old sheng? Fakery follows all luxury goods in some respect or another. Unfortunately the tea world is not an exception to this. Have you been lurking…
Just as we thought we were out of the woods!
Tea lovers may have noticed that our regular spring offerings haven’t materialised in the store yet and there is a pretty good excuse. By now we would…
The Purist And The ‘M16’
The purist & the M16 Since I first ventured into tea Back in 2014 I’ve always had a minimalist approach to what I enjoy and what I…
Agarwood Tea
Agarwood Tea Agarwood tea, this is not camellia sinensis (tea as we know it) The dry leaf looks pretty dodgy, Mrs G said ‘’Are you sure that’s…
Guru cakes: What’s in store?
A sneaky peek in to what we’ve got coming in shortly! The design in the picture will be used for an upcoming cake, but I won’t tell…
Take a walk on the wild side!
Take a walk on the wild side Do you wanna try A properly wild tea? I’m not talking about an unmanaged old tea garden, i’m talking days…
Using Hojari Frankincense For Medical Use
The medical use of Bosswellia resins is as old as anyone can remember. In more recent history Bosswellia serrata has been touted as the ‘go to’ frankincense…
The trials and tribulations of a fledgeling U.K Tea farm
The trials and tribulations of a fledgeling U.K Teafarm: I came across a great little piece by BBC radio four On how a Devon couple stumbled into…