Seems that some authorities recommend rather hotter water for white than for green tea, despite similarities in their processing. I've been drinking a lot of...

i do like pouchong (from taiwan) very much. a friend from that country would get me some when she returned from vacation. now she is back in her country. ...

Are you a fool? Can you think for yourself? Beliefs are NOT knowledge and feelings are NOT proof. Experience is the greatest teacher. ...

Hello All, I just received my first shipment of Puerh (and a couple greens) tea. I got 1/4 high grade camel breath, 1 green and 1 ripe Tibetan mushroom from...

Today I have bought MATE. Very nice taste, really good. I would like to know if any one of you have some experience with this kind of infusion. I know it is...

I received 1/4 lb of this tea (Jungpana FTGFOP1 Second Flush #145) on Sept. 6th. When I prepared a cup and took a first sip I immediately got up from my...

Last year I studied in Austria and had the privilege of having access to a wonderful local tea shop. I fell in love with their Assam "Goldspitzen,"...

I am trying to study the Japanese Tea Ceremony before actually attending one, and have a question for the Gods of Tea. In Chado: The Japanese Way of Tea it is...

I am writing this because I have been talking about tea/chinese/culture/teaware, and sometimes the English word for the Chinese word just doesn't exist, also...

I hereby dedicate this post to Jim and his URL phobia: These are an interesting collection of Chinese links, if you preface these links with this link...

free china and the language good chinese tranlation links (result of cultural revolution, *what culture?*)) the roman/ping/ying/spelling is a crazy way to do...

Does anyone know when the second flush darjeelings are ready? Melinda -- "I know. You know I know. I know you know I know. We know Henry knows, and Henry...

Hi tea fans! After having good luck with my first venture into pu-erh teas with the inexpensive "Lucky" brand Yunnan Tuocha, I ventured to Wing Hop Fung...

I've read from a couple of sources (following links from here) that if one buys young Puerh and stores it, one should take care to keep it away from odors that...

My familly has recently installed a reverse osmosis system to purify the water. Immediately after installation, of course I was curious about how tea would...

Hey all, Recently, I have developed a love for Lady Grey and being an Orthodox Christian, I have encountered several of Russians at my Church who have a...

Hi All, I got my samples of pu-ehr from Hou De. I brewed up the first one, 1999 MengHai Da-Yi "Yi-Wu Wild Special Reserve", in my glass gaiwan. Keep in mind...

The two I know are 'flame' and 'pine and crane'. I see indications there might be another one. If so can you describe it. I think it came into use the same...

hi, i recently started using room-temperature water for teas. maybe the ones i buy are not expensive or good to fully enjoy at boiling temperature, but i found...

Does anyone know of a herbal tea which tastes like the normal,black one? Thanks

Don't cook the tea. Bad water bad tea, good water (clean/fresh/pure) is a must. Different places have different waters; a good filtered water should work. ...

has anyone read it or can it be bought? i did a quick search but it seems to have been discontinued...i think it was also a japanese version translated into...

Wedgwood English Breakfast is the only tea tha I absolutely require milk in. The tea is broken down into small pieces that look like they belong in a tea bag,...

I just bought a bunch of nice Yixings and two cakes of a wonderful 12-year-old green Pu-erh (best I've had yet, except for a bit of $5000/lb imperial ambrosia)...

What do you look for when buying tea from a website or store? Is it the quality of the tea, price, the details provided about that tea, etc. Tea is a...