Bai Ye — Three Terroirs, Spring 2022
Da An, Hu Cuo Wu Dong, and Feng Xi make a three-tea comparison of the same cultivar from three terroirs in the same year.
The Path of Taste
Most people stop at ‘good’ or ‘not good.’ We taste the difference. The Path of Taste is how Tea Drunk reads a cup — aroma, taste, texture, aftertaste — to find terroir, cultivar, and craft in the flavor itself.
Find by taste
Learn by comparison
Taste the Difference
Compare teas side by side to taste how terroir, vintage, craft, region, and tea-tree age reveal themselves through aroma, taste, texture, and aftertaste.
One Cultivar, Many TerroirsFollow one cultivar across different places and taste what changes.
Ya Shi Xiang — Ping Keng Tou and Dong Jiao
This comparison crosses both terroir and vintage: Ping Keng Tou Spring 2024 and Dong Jiao Spring 2023.
Rou Gui — Two Terroirs, 2023
Compare Ma Tou Yan and Bi Shi Yan from the same cultivar and vintage.
One Tea, Many VintagesTaste the same tea through time. Pu Er is especially revealing because its character continues to change.
Wu Liang Shan Sheng Pu
Compare the available 2015, 2017, 2021, and 2022 vintages.
Nan Nuo Shan Ban Po Lao Zhai
Follow one village tea across its available vintages.
You Le Long Pa
Compare Long Pa across its available vintages and micro-terroir lots.
Multi-Vintage Tasting Sets
Existing tasting sets offer ready-made comparisons beyond Pu Er.
One Tea, Different CraftHold terroir and vintage steady to taste the hand of the maker.
Huo Shan Huang Ya — Spring 2022
Compare 100% Handmade and Early Spring versions from Jin Ji Shan.
Lu An Gua Pian — Spring 2022
Compare 100% Handmade and Early Spring versions from Qi Shan.
One Mountain Range, Many TeasFollow one landscape across tea categories and provincial borders.
Da Bie Shan Across An Hui and He Nan
Compare Lu An Gua Pian, Huo Shan Huang Ya, and Xin Yang Mao Jian from the Da Bie Shan range across two provinces.
Reading Pu Er: Place and Tree AgeUse Pu Er Fundamentals to compare the Lan Cang River divide and the age of the tea trees.
East and West of the Lan Cang River — 2015
Compare east-side Ge Deng with west-side Bu Lang Shan, then east-side You Le with west-side Man Nuo.
You Le Through Three Tea-Tree Age Groups
Compare the Everyday, Classic, and Reserve tiers of You Le Long Pa.
Tea Traditions Across TerroirsCompare one tea tradition across distant growing regions.
White Tea — Fu Ding and Wu Liang Shan
Compare white tea from Dian Tou in Fu Ding with white tea from Wu Liang Shan.
Yellow Tea — Three Terroirs
Compare yellow tea from Huo Shan, Wu Liang Shan, and Lei Da Shan.
Ways onto the path
- Tastings & EventsSit down with us in person or on Zoom. We pour, you taste, we name it together.
- The full libraryEvery tea carries its terroir, cultivar, and craft on the label. Filter the library by what you want to taste.
- Samplers & setsFlights are the framework's lab — isolate one pillar and taste its contribution across cups.
- Discover Tea with Connoisseur's NotesField notes and reviews from tea lovers around the world
- Understand the tasting pyramidSee why aroma is the foundation and aftertaste is the highest level of the hierarchy.
- Practice sensory analysisLearn to distinguish aroma, taste, mouthfeel, and aftertaste, then assess quantity and quality.
- Study sensory evaluationContinue through Tea Drunk Academy with structured observation and tasting practice.
The rigor serves beauty. We are not tea engineers — the analytical mind is simply how we reach the sublime, the way one discerns fine art from the merely decorative.
This is what Tea Drunk exists to preserve and carry forward: the millennia-old knowledge of tea and the aesthetic of taste.