Category: Tea Archive
-
紅茶：祁門 (Hóng Chá: Qímén)
Posted By
in Tea ArchiveOne thing about tea-as-a-business that stressed me out was the question of how to handle situations where I’ve found a truly exceptional tea, and I want to share it with people, but I have no wholesale access. If people are at a tea shop, and… [read more]
-
烏龍：鐵羅漢 (Wūlóng: Tiě Luóhàn)
Posted By
in Tea ArchiveWhile not the most famous of the Big Four (Six? Ten?) 名叢 (míng cóng — famous bushes) of the 武夷 (Wǔyí) area, 鐵羅漢 (Tiě Luóhàn — Iron Arhat) is certainly one of my favorites. I think this is partly because it’s one of the varieties… [read more]
-
普洱：8582 (Pǔ’ěr: 8582)
Posted By
in Tea ArchiveOne of the classic blends of the 配方 (Pèifāng — “Formula” or “Recipe”) era of pǔ’ěr production, the 8582 cakes, with their larger average leaf grade, were said to contain a higher percentage of old tree material than most of the contemporary blends. I have… [read more]
-
普洱：藍印 (Pǔ’ěr: Lán Yìn)
Posted By
in Tea ArchiveI have several “modern,” or reproduction 藍印 (Lán Yìn — Blue Mark) cakes, representing a few styles of production and storage. The original Lán Yìn cakes were part of the 印級茶 (Yìn Jí Chá — Mark Grade Tea) series of state-produced pǔ’ěr from the communist… [read more]
-
烏龍：大紅袍 (Wūlóng: Dà Hóng Páo)
Posted By
in Tea Archive大紅袍 (Dà Hóng Páo — “Big Red Robe”) is probably the most famous of the 武夷山 (Wǔyíshān — Wu Yi Mountain) 岩茶 (yánchá — rock tea). [read more]
-
普洱：茶魂 (Pǔ’ěr: Chá Hún)
Posted By
in Tea Archive茶魂 (Chá Hún, or “Spirit Of Tea”) is a 500 g cake from 雲南雙江勐庫 (The Yúnnán Shuāng Jiāng Měngkù Tea Company). [read more]