the most popular kind of "brick tea" (fang cha, tuo cha) is called pu'er and it comes from the yunnan province in the south. it takes some getting used to...

Hi all, On this page http://www.nobleharbor.com/tea/kungfu/teaware.html they show a gaibei that looks exactly like a gaiwan. On the Shan Shui...

I'm talking about Darjeeling black teas. When (month) does the new year's first flush start to show up for sale at the major mail-order places? I'm trying to...

I recently purchased some teas from Upton and decided to try some of their Japanese greens. I have very limited experience with Japanese greens, never brewed...

Dear group, Does anyone know anything about west African teas? I was speaking with a Hausa friend from Ghana and he mentioned that his father...

I recently read in a book called (roughly) "100 teas, 100 stories" (or something similar, I don't have it at hand at the moment) that the tea traditionally...

I was a coffee drinker and was addicted to it. My doctor told me to stop. Well, I asked him about drinking tea and he told me that it was not only good but...

How did everyone get interested in tea? Many of you have lived in Asia, but are not from Asia. Did your interest develop after you went to Asia? Why tea when...

Had an odd experience with these folks. I just moved about 30-40 miles south of Minneapolis, and was pretty excited that there was an almost-local tea...

Why didn't I think of that? http://libarynth.f0.am/cgi-bin/twiki/view/Libarynth/NoWar

I read but now can't find the post or thread about David Hoffman having a book that's been forthcoming for awhile, and this evening while browsing sites on the...

On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 17:56:58 -0500, Lewis Perin wrote: It's autumn, and thoughts turn to decay. Specifically, I've been thinking about how delicate green...

Nice! I had this posted on my blog's info page for ages until the host website went down. Someone else supplied me with the full image (more background, and...

Hi Michael, I'm starting a new thread to keep the "ty-phoo or pg tips?" one clean, so I hope you see this. Renee, I found PG Tips somewhat softer than...

I have a good friend who traveled through China recently and found many people using clear plastic travel cups with filters (small basket) and a lid. This...

/1/04 I read but now can't find the post or thread about David Hoffman having a book...

"Mike Petro" wrote in message Tea wrote: ... Dear Shyne, My...

I received a 4 oz. yellow Zisha guywan from Generation tea for my birthday. I was planning on using it for green puerh. I put it in some distilled water,...

It's fall, which means that for me, it's tea season. I'm working my way through some teas I've had for a pit too long- I finished the Christmas Tea from...

Some of my tea-friends and I went to the disco and had quite a bit to drink one night...bai jiu and beer mostly. We were pretty much intoxicated and then went...

Anyone had the subject tea? How does it taste? Cocoa notes in it, I read, but what's the main flavor characteristic? I got it for mornings when I'm having...

Hey guys now there is no need to pay huge amounts for darjeelings. Check this online vendor operational directly from Darjeeling. The teas come at an...

Hi everybody, At some point I am probably going to buy some sort of "traditional" British teapot. Would those of you who own both a Chatsford and/or a Brown...

Bewley's is to close http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3966217.stm

Have you tried white teas such as Pai-Mu-Tan or Shou Mei? If you like the taste, they tend to have even lower caffeine than green...