Before the tea is shipped to you All our premium green teas and green style oolongs have been stored at 5°C or lower before shipping. Larger stocks of these at -18°C. This is to maintain freshness on which taste integrity…
Small white There actually isn’t a Small White in Fenghuang Dancong, but a cultivar named Fenghuang Baiye — i.e. Phoenix White Leaf. It is the material that makes our Phoenix Classic, a neutral TCM character, “cooked”, i.e. baked, aroma Phoenix…
Mrs Wu, wife of our Longjing farmer Every time I see Mrs Wu I feel happy just to see the big smile on her round, rosy cheek. The plump, sunny woman is always energetic, moving the huge sacks of Longjing green…
Bad news 2016 has been a bad year for Song Cultivar. The making of this premium quality Fenghuang dancong requires a clear sunny day at the time of plucking the leaves at the right size. Such just right condition did…
Mid Autumn Festival As the shape of the moon grows fuller towards what the lunar calendar marks as Mid-Autumn, Mooncake Festival is around the corner. There is a popular belief that pu’er would be the tea to pair with the heavy…
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Teeth for tea? No, you don’t need even a single cuspid to enjoy the brew; your olfactory and gustatory senses will do. However, for proper tea tasting, you may need a taster’s mug, or a number of them. The “teeth”…
Life of a fairy tale To decode stories produced or endorsed by official Chinese bodies, one needs to compare them with what is happening in real life, amongst other interpretation tools. Otherwise, Snow White would appear mundane against their fantasy…
Red or Black? The infusion is red, orange or brown, but why are they called black? In the Far East, black tea has always been called red tea, because of the colour of the liquid it gives. Then why is…
Dianhong — the black tea of Yunnan — is renowned for its rich chocolate aroma and intensely golden red infusion that stays clear even when cold, is a pretty tea to look at as well as for drinking anytime. This…