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
Category: Tea musings
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…
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…
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…
The Art of Taiwanese Storage: Preserving the Essence of Puerh Tea Cakes
Taiwan has gained significant recognition in the world of tea for its expertise in the storage and aging of Puerh tea cakes. Puerh tea, renowned for its…
Dayi: The end of an era
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…
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 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…
Hot picks for Puerh tea investment!!!
It is pretty hard to go wrong when investing in puerh tea, as we’ve already discussed in previous blogs there is a standardised average of 12% inflation…
Tong up & Invest in your self!
In the previous article ‘Puerh Tea Investment Rolling The Dice‘ we discussed the ins and outs, the trials and tribulations of Puerh tea investment in China. In…
Puerh Investment: Rolling The Dice
Short and long term puerh Investment is a big thing in Guangdong tea market with many the cavalier speculator rolling the dice on a case of whatever…
The Mystery Of Chi
What is chi and the enhancement of chi with age Chi or Qi the energy that one may feel when drinking higher quality Puerh tea or oolong…
