How to choose quality tea | HOJO Online Speciality Tea Shop- Part 4

[2013.06.23]

Why do elderly people miss the tea they drunk before?

• Tea Column
• Agricultural Practice
• Factors that affects tea quality
• Green Tea
• Japanese Green Tea
• Quality component of tea

The elderly people sometimes mentioned that the tea they used to drink when they were young was much nicer. Some people may assume that it is just their nostalgic sentimentality. Somehow I do believe in what they say and would like to share some information. The usage of nitrogen fertilizers have increased 12 times since …

[2013.04.20]

Limited and precious Ming Qian pu-erh tea in Lincang

• How to choose quality tea
• Altitude
• China
• Environmental factors
• Factors that affects tea quality
• Pu-erh Tea and Dark Tea
• Raw Pu-erh Tea
• Weather and Climate
• Yunnan

  Qian Long Jing. In Chinese, Ming Qian means before Qing Ming (清明節, 4th of April). Although less people know, the word “Ming Qian” is also used for Pu-erh tea. Some people would think Ming Qian should not be associated with Pu-erh tea. In a way, it is YES but No. Regardless of whether the …

[2013.03.22]

Comparison is the best way to check the tea quality

• How to choose quality tea
• Factors that affects tea quality

Comparison is the key to inspect the quality of tea For tea quality aspects, it is quite difficult to put into quantitative perspective. If we could do so, our job becomes much easier, and one could find good tea regardless of one’s ability. However, this will make the tea becomes less interesting. In some way, …

[2013.03.21]

Tips on Tea Quality Inspection

• How to choose quality tea
• Agricultural Practice
• Factors that affects tea quality

There are many ways to judge the quality of tea. Among all, I would like to introduce one method: to check the unrolling speed of brewed leaf. The high quality leaf unroll very fast, while the poor quality leaf takes a long time to unroll, or sometimes it does not perfectly unroll. I would like …