Celebrating Four Outstanding Women In Tea February 1, 2022Most often, women play a supporting role in the tea industry, so in honor of International Women’s Day, we wanted to celebrate and share with you four women we work...
What Does It Mean To Be A Chinese Famous Tea? February 1, 2022In China, many teas have long legends and ties back to great Emperors or specific Dynasties. Over the years, certain teas have received great acclaim and reverence. A list was...
When to Ditch The First Brew and Why February 1, 2022When brewing tea gong fu style in a gai wan you will often see the brewer discard the first brew. This often leads to a lot of questions and we’re here...
Is Gua Pian (Lu An Melon Seed Tea) The Next Matcha Alternative? February 1, 2022There’s a famous Chinese green tea that we feel rivals the umami, taste, history, and benefits of matcha, it’s called Gua Pian and we’d love to introduce it to you. ...
Terroir and Tea August 5, 2021We’ve adopted the wine term terroir to better understand the relationship we have with the land and tea production. Some factors that play into terroir are the soil; climate; rainfall;...
Can I Really Get "Drunk" on Tea? August 5, 2021There are some actual psychoactive effects we get when drinking tea that give us a feeling of a mildly altered state. The effect of getting ‘tea drunk’ can be the...
