Blog 20: Washing Tea!?
One of the biggest misunderstandings among tea lovers, including the majority tea drinkers in Asia, is that you need to “wash” your tea...
top of page
Search
Blog 19: The Journey of White Tea
If you are a regular visitor of this blog, you must have noticed that I spend much of my time talking about Wu-Yi oolong tea-making. I...
Blog 18: Doctrine of the Mean
Doctrine of the mean might sound unfamiliar to you. It is an important part of the confucianism as well as the title of one of four books...
Join Us For Tea at Confucius Institute US Center Event.
We will be participating in Confucius Institute U.S. Center's event on Monday, May 21, 2018. We will host and provide guests with our tea...
Blog 17: The Evolution of Tea Leaf Fragrance During Tea-making (Part II)
In our last tea blog, we explored the evolution of a tea leaf’s fragrance during Wu-Yi oolong tea-making. If you haven’t read our “Part...
Blog 16: The Evolution of Tea Leaf Fragrance During Tea-making (Part I)
In the last blog, I have briefly introduced the changes in tea leaf fragrances in Wu-Yi oolong tea-making. Today, let’s explore more on...
Blog 15: An Individualized Processing of Fresh Leaves
Before you read this blog, please check out our previous blog on "the shaking" first. Unlike a standardized component designed for a...
Blog 14: The Moss Fragrance in Tea
No matter how tiny it is, every life has its presence in the mountain. In tea gardens, moss is often overlooked but cannot be neglected....
Blog 13: Tea Leaves Can “Catch Cold” During Tea-Making
In our last blog, we talked about “the shaking”, an important process in Wu-Yi oolong tea tea-making. At the end of the blog, we briefly...
Blog 12: What Makes Oolong Tea Special？
As a tea category, oolong tea is always a little more difficult for people to understand. Unlike green tea or black tea, oolong tea...
Blog 11: Tea Plants Do Not Produce Tea?!
Yes, tea plants do not produce tea, just as grape vines do not produce wine. It is a winemaker who harvests grapes and make them into...
Blog10: Mountain Call
Every late April and early May is the once a year tea-harvesting season of Wu-Yi oolong rock tea in the Wu-Yi mountains. Mountain call...
Blog 9: Sound of Tong-Mu
Today, we will discover the home of our black tea mountain, Tong-Mu, with a unique approach: the sound of it. Before we begin, I’d like...
Private Tea Event on Sunday, April 15th
We will host a private tea event for our customers at 2PM on Sunday, April 15th, at 2010 Corporate Ridge, McLean, VA. If you are...
Blog 8: A Disorganized Tea Mountain
We’ve discussed how a valley can regulate the optimum amount of sunlight for tea plants in our "about" page. Today, let’s talk about the...
We Will Participate in CIM's Tea Talk
We will join Confucius Institute at University of Maryland's Friday tea talk from 3:00pm - 4:30pm, Friday, April 13, 2018. Event...
Blog 7: Making Water for Your Tea
We have talked about the importance of water quality in making tea. Today, I’d like to discuss how to cook water and what the right...
Blog 6: A Common Misunderstanding of Tea
If you follow us on social media, you would probably notice that April is the month we prepare for our once-a-year harvest. This is a...
Private tea event on Sunday, April 8th.
We will host a private tea event for our customers at 2PM on Sunday, April 8th, at 2010 Corporate Ridge, McLean, VA. If you are...
Blog 5: Different Categories in Wu-Yi Black Tea
Wu-Yi black tea is the original black tea. In modern days, there are three major categories of Wu-Yi Black Tea: Jin Jun Mei (Golden...
bottom of page