I seem to have read somewhere that Yin Hao Jasmine tea has a lot more caffeine than "regular" Jasmine tea. Is this true? I would like to try it, but don't...

Hi all, I stumbled across this site, and discovered a tea store in the next town from me on the North Shore that I will try today! I recall reading on this...

Alex, please remind me what the wenxianbei is that you are referring to, is that the oolong that Imperial Tea Court calls Imperial Wen Shan Bao Zhong...

Hi and hello, I've been gleefully reading the "newbie" posts. Welcome aboard, Dave. Now, on the little matter of the Japanese (and Chinese) tea "ceremonies,"...

Someone gave me a wonderful gift today, an old electric samovar. This actually came from Russia, so it doesn't have the right kind of plug. I assume I can...

I have read that most of the caffeine comes out in just under a minute. But does this occur only at boiling temp ? Anything happen at room temp ? thanks,...

I'm drinking this baozhong that looks like slightly larger pellets than gunpowder but off black color (oxidized). This is the only tea I've seen where each...

Ripon wrote: Dear Crymad: Pu-Erh is tea because wine,cheese all are mixed with something else but Pu-Erh is only made from tea leaves and the rest...

I have a feeling that distinguished and respected Sir crymad is a bit too involved with details on the technological side. These recopies were the result of...

Has anyone in the group bought tea from teahub.com? I asked a question and got a quick detailed answer from "Linda" at the JinYuXuan Tea House in Kunming,...

From what I understand many teas labeled green are actually yellow tea and (I'm guessing) don't have as many health benefits as green tea. How can you tell...

I am wondering what people's favorite Assams are this season? Also, I have run across the Indian tea "type" Dooars lately in my reading on the web, what are...

I recently mentioned my local tea shoppe selling a matcha + genmaicha blend making some kind of green psychedelic concoction. It was like one of those lava...

Hi fellow Pu-erh lovers, We posted a page on our site that reveals some info reagarding Pu-erh. If interested, please visit it...

Hey Everyone. Many thanks to all that have completed the questionaire so far, but I really need about another 500 responses to be able to do the stats on the...

Has anyone experience the nylon teabags that has the loose leaf and not the powders? What was it like? Also, are there tea bags that have enough room for the...

I just can't stop drinking this stuff! Somebody help me! Ohhhh, yeah. {Shudder} I'm there, dude. Joe

I'd always considered oolong the ******* half-breed of teas and never wanted to have anything to do with it but then I ordered 10 different samples from Upton...

I am very puzzled by the fact that albeit people in China do not drink red tea, they do produce and export a lot of it for the West. Who and why invented the...

You are invited to check out photos of our 40's Jing Chang Hao (40Äê´ú¾´²ýºÅ£© Pu-erh collection on our site at http://www.teahub.com/jingchang.htm . This...

Does anyone know if there is a tea news site and/or forums for teas? I have found a few forums, but none seem to be active. I would like to be kept up to...

I love Iced Tea that I find in restaurants that they list as just "regular unsweetened tea". I've tried a million different recipes for this, but can somebody...

I've seen green Pu Erh mentioned several times in this group. My original understanding was that Pu Erh, like black or oolong tea, was a product of some kind...

Just a quick question: Does anyone else have trouble getting a response back from Specialteas E-mail customer service? I've written them multiple times and...

Okay, this may seem a little silly, but does anyone else experience a sort of high when drinking tea? Whenever I seem to drink a cup, I often experience a...