-
Gaiwans! Tea Basics [Episode 41]
A special TeaDB episode on Tea Basics! Episode 41 covering all about gaiwans. Denny and James cover how-to-use, different materials as well as some more advanced concepts on gaiwan use.
-
Yi Fu Chun Yezi Tea Chinese Black Tea [Episode 40]
Episode 40 completes the two-part series on some great red/black teas from Yezi Tea. This one features a very good, premium tea, Yi Fu Chun, another black from Fujian.
-
The Price of Yancha
Good yancha is difficult to shop for. There are no distinctly yancha-specialized vendors and no obvious filters to quickly eliminate debris (eliminating non-specialized vendors works very well for Taiwanese oolongs + pu’erh). One other obstacle are forgeries designed to satiate the public’s demand for Da Hong Pao (usually Rou Gui + Shui Xian). This article…
-
Qing Pin Yezi Tea Chinese Black Tea [Episode 39]
Episode 39 begins a two-part series on some great red/black teas from Yezi Tea. This one features Qing Pin, a rich aromatic black from Fujian.
-
Rou Gui Yunnan Sourcing Wuyi Oolong [Episode 38]
Episode 38 features the great daily drinking Rou Gui from Yunnan Sourcing (one of our favorite vendors). This Rou Gui is low-medium fired and is a spicy, aromatic tea with high notes.
-
Wuyi Oolong Compendium
Home to the original oolong tea and its fair share of tea legends, the Wuyi mountains house some of the world’s most sought after oolong teas . Although there are many types of tea grown in the Wuyi mountains (notably Lapsang Souchong/Jin Jun Mei), it is most famous for its oolong teas. Due to the…