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Subtlety in tea tasting – or how to fall in love with white tea
White teas are the least processed of all teas. Traditional white teas are mostly grown in Fujian Province, China. They are generally picked when the buds are tightly enclosed in new leaves. This...
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TeaMails
Nearly every day, my friends forward to me 15 to 20 mass-distributed emails, which they, in turn, have received from their friends. Surprisingly, a number of these emails are related to tea. In one...
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Why Tie Guan Yin tea?
Yesterday, a tourist came to our tea store asking for Tie Guan Yin tea. I was curious about why she flew from Northern to Southern China for this tea, so I asked her. She explained that in her city a...
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One Tea, One Tree – tea as a vehicle for doing good
Last year, Jay and I were awarded the grand prize of $25,000 in the first annual Movers and Changers business plan competition sponsored by mtvU and the NYSE for our “One Tea, One Tree” concept. For...
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Three Chinese tea stories
Drinking tea has been popular since the Dongjin Dynasty (317-420). During the intervening centuries, tea has become a part of daily Chinese life and resulted in lots of interesting stories. The first...
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Chinese Tea Expo 2011
The Chinese Tea Expo 2011, held December 16-18 at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, was an official event organized as a part of the “Year of Chinese Culture in Australia.” Aside from the...
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Growing up in a tea family
On an old street in Yixing, China, where purple clay originated Last year, 26-year-old Zi Zhao Guai decided to join his family’s business, Nam Wan Tea Co. Pte Ltd in Singapore. In 1906, Zi Zhao’s great...
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Tea wedding favors
Last month, after 20 years as a single mom, I got married to the most wonderful man. My wedding is not something I thought I’d ever blog about, but central to our celebration were our two respective...
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Two styles of white tea
“Do not pick on the day that has seen rain nor when clouds spoil the sky. Pick tea only on a clear day.”—Lu Yu I hated my first white tea experience. It was a Lipton white tea blend in a tea bag and it...
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Exploring Fujian teas
For nearly 5,000 years, tea has been an integral part of Chinese life, eventually spreading worldwide by sea. The coastal Fujian province was one of the first places that developed and provided tea to...
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27 steps of Wuyi tea art
Oolong tea is considered by some connoisseurs to be the ultimate in the art of tea. Not just its manufacture but also the way in which it is enjoyed. With names such as Iron Goddess of Mercy and Golden...
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The demise of Tongmu Lapsang Souchong
Tongmu Village, high in the Wuyishan Mountains in Fujian Province, is the birthplace of black tea. It is Lapsang Souchong that made this area famous, with it’s strong smokiness giving rise to a...
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Fractured fairytale: the history of tea in Taiwan
If tea drinkers were asked to list their favorite teas and then told afterward that their tea choices provided a peek into their personalities, many would concede that there are plausible connections....
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Last year, 26-year-old Zi Zhao Guai decided to join his family’s business, Nam Wan Tea Co. Pte Ltd in Singapore. In 1906, Zi Zhao’s great great grandfather, Jing Zhe Guai, a tea master... The post...
View ArticleTea wedding favors
Last month, after 20 years as a single mom, I got married to the most wonderful man. My wedding is not something I thought I’d ever blog about, but central to our celebration were our two respective...
View ArticleTwo Styles of White Tea
I hated my first white tea experience. It was a Lipton white tea blend in a tea bag and it put me off of white tea for years. Then I had real white tea: Silver Needle. Made with tea buds, Sliver Needle...
View ArticleExploring Fujian teas
For nearly 5,000 years, tea has been an integral part of Chinese life, eventually spreading worldwide by sea. The coastal Fujian province was one of the first places that developed and provided tea to...
View Article27 steps of Wuyi tea art
Oolong tea is considered by some connoisseurs to be the ultimate in the art of tea. Not just its manufacture but also the way in which it is enjoyed. The post 27 steps of Wuyi tea art appeared first on...
View ArticleThe demise of Tongmu Lapsang Souchong
Tongmu Village, high in the Wuyishan Mountains in Fujian Province, is the birthplace of black tea. It is Lapsang Souchong that made this area famous, with it’s strong smokiness giving rise to a...
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