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Life in Teacup: Kokang has great tea!
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Feb 15, 2015. Kokang has great tea! Kokang has great tea! Said General Pheung Kya-shin on September 29, 2006. This line was printed on the wrappers of some limited-edition puerh cakes made by Man Le Tea Farm in Kokang. Kokang is located in the so called "Golden Triangle", infamous for its drug trade. For decades, opium and other illegal drugs was the only main source of income for local people. The drug trade was encouraged by military powers including the Myanmar government. However, the reality is almo...
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Life in Teacup: Guang Ya (广雅) "mellow taste" (味之淳)
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Feb 2, 2015. Guang Ya (广雅) "mellow taste" (味之淳). This is a tea I sampled a few months ago and it's so interesting that I still think of it from time to time. Who used to write tons of nice stuff almost on daily basis, nowadays mostly writes micro blogs on WeChat (the Chinese counterpart of Twitter). His micro blogs are as intelligent and interesting, but I constantly miss his long blog posts! The tea looks very decent and clean. That's sort of expected, for a new shu of almost $100 a cake (357g). And my ...
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Life in Teacup: RIP, Lu Yun, father of modern puerh
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May 8, 2014. RIP, Lu Yun, father of modern puerh. Last week, a very important figure in puerh history, Lu Yun, passed away, at the age of 57. The name of Lu Yun is less mentioned in recent years, although he was one of the most recent and one of the youngest "godfather" of puerh. Which were the bases of the current Puerh National Standards. He was respected as "father of puerh" by many puerh gurus. Awesome post, thanks for sharing this post. June 23, 2014 at 7:39 AM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Life in Teacup: Lu Shan Cloud Mist (廬山雲霧) made by the uncle "si shu"
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Jun 23, 2013. Lu Shan Cloud Mist (廬山雲霧) made by the uncle "si shu". Among all the Chinese green teas, probably Long Jing is the most famous and most wanted - indeed the tea is great but there is also great advertising effect created by Qing dynasty emperors.Besides, the tea is produced near economic center of all eras (Hangzhou), which makes it easy for the tea to get popular. Year after year, within the small group of Lu Shan Yun Wu drinkers, si shu. Of Zhuo Ma Ling has become a popular name. Si shu.
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Life in Teacup: Anhui Long Stem Tea (杆尖)
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Jul 13, 2014. Anhui Long Stem Tea (杆尖). This is the first year that I had this tea, and it's one of my favorite greens of the year. I just made up the English name "Long Stem Tea" to make it easy. The Chinese name has only two characters, but it involves a big chunk of technical history of green tea processing and there is no way to "translate" it. High mountain tea deserves very hot water (as long as not covered by a lid)! Awesome post, thanks for sharing this post. August 2, 2014 at 3:15 AM. Strange, f...
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Life in Teacup: White Teas, names and more
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May 13, 2010. White Teas, names and more. About White Tea, also worth mentioning is the Seattle White Peony Homemade by Brett of Black Dragon Tea Bar. There are several names affiliated to white tea that are quite confusing and therefore worth some scrutinizing. 3 If a tea's name include Bai Hao (or "silver tip", 白毫), it may or may not be a white tea. For example, Yun Hai Bai Hao is a green tea from Yunnan. From the following photo (from Tea Time magazine. The tea leaves look pretty much drinkable! I am ...
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Life in Teacup: a red tea infuser turned into a Tai Ping Hou Kui glass
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Aug 6, 2011. A red tea infuser turned into a Tai Ping Hou Kui glass. It's quite hard to find good Tai Ping Hou Kui, in my impression, much harder than finding good Long Jing. That makes me a little stingy in drinking it. Authentic TPHK has its leaves manually shaped one by one. Such kind of tedious labor often makes me feel guilty drinking the tea. Is it really worth it to make a tea in such a time-consuming and painstaking way? Tea is not a luxury of money. That's what I believe. If there were...This ...
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Life in Teacup: Concept Tea (6) - 2008 CNNP sheng, puerh?
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Mar 17, 2011. Concept Tea (6) - 2008 CNNP sheng, puerh? Concept Tea (5) is here. This is a tea with CNNP brand label. Many CNNP products, such as this one, are from unknown factories - CNNP is infamous for contracting out a lot of its production. Generally speaking, this is bad. But on the other hand, it does allow some opportunities for good small factories to contribute. The label says "thousand year old tree tea". But of course I have no way to tell how old the trees are. Puerh is unique geographicall...
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Life in Teacup: to avoid over-brewing (and under-brewing) Chinese green tea (2)
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Jan 10, 2015. To avoid over-brewing (and under-brewing) Chinese green tea (2). Part (1) is here. I don't believe temperature is a big factor that can cause over-brewing. As previously explained, in a vessel with wide opening and small volume, a tea can rarely be over-brewed, even when very hot water is used. Includes some discussion about brewing temperature for white tea.). Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Discussion on Long Jing. Teas That are Special to me. Strange, funny, silly and scary teas.
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Life in Teacup: pictures of some popular Factory #1 teapots
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Apr 26, 2014. Pictures of some popular Factory #1 teapots. More pictures are here. I have a few other series of Factory #1 teapots pictures and will put them together in a folder soon. For people who are interested in more detailed and artistic documentation of some Factory #1 yixing styles, I would recommend this book: 钰壶雅集 Yu Hu Ya Ji. Some pictures of this book can be find on this page of Wu-Shing Books. As far as I know, this book is still being sold in Taiwan for about $60-80. Discussion on Long Jing.
