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Posted on January 15, 2025January 15, 2025 by oli — Leave a comment

Blending Tea

Spring loose raw puerh tea from Gaoshan Yunnan

With the upcoming release of our FIRST EVER blended Ripe Puerh Tea cake I thought it would be a nice idea to share my thoughts on blending,…

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Categories: Blog, Tea Study
Posted on January 9, 2025January 9, 2025 by oli — Leave a comment

‘Xinhui’ The King Of Citrus Ripe Puerh Tea

We’re purists here at The Tea Guru. There are however a few exceptions that one cannot dismiss. The combination of dried tangerines and ripe Puerh tea works…

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Category: Blog
Posted on February 27, 2024February 27, 2024 by oli — Leave a comment

The Chinese Tea Ceremony In The 21st Century

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…

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Categories: Blog, Tea musings
Posted on February 22, 2024February 22, 2024 by oli — Leave a comment

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…

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Categories: Blog, Tea musings
Posted on February 13, 2024February 13, 2024 by oli — Leave a comment

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…

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Categories: Blog, Tea Study
Tag: Puerh
Posted on January 15, 2024January 15, 2024 by oli — Leave a comment

Taiwanese Tea Deep Dive!

Spring 2017 Taiwanese Dong Ding Oolong 'Higher Grade'

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…

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Categories: Blog, Tea Areas, Tea Study
Posted on December 17, 2023December 17, 2023 by oli — Leave a comment

The History Of Raw Puerh Tea

Chinese men carrying puerh tea in Sichuan Sheng, China in 1908

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…

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Categories: Blog, Tea Study
Posted on November 28, 2023November 28, 2023 by oli — 3 Comments

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…

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Categories: Aromatic, Blog
Posted on November 8, 2023December 7, 2024 by oli — Leave a comment

The Foundations Of Tea Tasting:

A cup of tea on a Chinese tea table outside

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…

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Categories: Blog, Tea Study
Posted on November 8, 2023November 28, 2023 by oli — Leave a comment

How To Evaluate Your Gushu Tea

Man farming Gushu tea trees in Gaoshan Yiwu yunnan China

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…

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Categories: Blog, Tea Study
Posted on September 18, 2023November 28, 2023 by oli — Leave a comment

A Hit Piece On Coffee

Picture of a stylish coffee barista pouring 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…

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Categories: Blog, Tea musings
Posted on August 21, 2023November 28, 2023 by oli — Leave a comment

The Benefits Of Using Boswellia Sacra Frankincense Oil

Two bottles of Boswellia sacra Oman Frankincense essential oil on the grass

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…

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Categories: Aromatic, Blog

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