I got a new coffee making machine the other day - it was very nice and cheap at Clicks. It works a treat making double espressos. I'm very fond of green tea....

got this tea, but taste is confusing, and i don't have some Yunnan to compare... i dont know if its a Yunnan or Keemun... any possibility to distinguish by...

After switching jobs this year and due to some big projects I'm most likely not going to have a full vacation this year, so I've planned a long weekend in...

A month or so ago, Scott (Yunnan Sourcing) included a small sample of a Spring (Green) Mao Feng in my pu-erh box. It was so delicious, I ordered more. The...

Greetings, Every spring time I order a couple of hundred grams of different fresh green teas from China. They arrive in 50g sealed silver foil bags which I...

Hi, I am not a tea connoisseur but have been working in a tea company for the last few months and we are into tea- cafe . Recently i did a trial of taking out...

hi all, just a note to let you know that i'm about to begin posting a multi- installment travelogue on CHA DAO, recounting my recent tea-trip to pacific asia....

Hi all, I am new to try Chinese tea last week. My friend brewed a pot of Chinese tea for me, it was good in taste. I found this web site on the tea...

I'm very interested in trying some Sichuan Teas. I have a particularly delicious Sichuan Gong Fu Quality Black Tea from Teaspring; but, I am wondering if...

Just wanted to give an update on my trip to Japan. I did not, unfortunately, have time to go to Uji or Shikuoka. Luckily, good tea was available almost...

Here in the USA, due to occupational health and safety concerns, almost all the cafe establishments operate with the restriction of NO BOILING WATER!. As a...

I'm going to be spending some time in Vancouver, BC soon. It's reputed to have the best Chinatown in the Americas, so it ought to have some good places for...

Not sure what's going on here, spammer or brave hearted newbie, but they have a 180ml yixing pot for HK$23. At my exchange rate at the moment thats only...

I'm passing through the city for a day and am looking for a little spot to try a few teas and purchase some to add to my supply back home. Any suggestions for...

Found this in Asia Times today, it's pretty interesting about how the puerh prices got driven up and how they are falling now. It also mentions some...

Greetings, I have a few cakes/bricks on which the original wrapper has perished somewhat. Is there anything that I shouldn't be using as a replacement ? I...

Hello! First post. How does this group view oils that are on a cup of tea after tea has been steeped. Of course there are essential oils in tea and it would...

hi,who like dink green tea?

Sometimes I find a tea liquor has a stronger sour/acid taste than I want. This seems to be an issue more often in black teas and shu, when a too dominant sour...

Probably everyone reading this who has the slightest interest in Pu'er knows that the currently accepted wisdom is that the best Pu'er comes from old trees. ...

My girlfriend's mother gave us a tin of Keemun that she got when they were living in Taiwan. It's at least 35 years old. To say it was outstanding would be...

hi,who like dink green tea?

Today I finished the last 5 grams of a wonderful chinese Oolong that wouldn´t only change it´s character depending on brewing parameters, or slowly evolve in...

Both MarshalN and Hobbes have referred to "nongxiang" tie guan yin in recent posts. Using Lew's indispensible Babelcarp and a commercial Chinese wholesaler's...

Howdy group! This is a mundane question of you knowledgable and sometimes testy people. I am new with this group and working on the taste variations in...