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[2014.04.10]: Amazing Flavor of Yunnan Street Cuisines!

I came to Yunnan, China since 8th of April. Initially, I planned to come to Yunnan on the first week of April. However, I purposely postponed my trip a week later due to the speculation of the pu-erh tea price in the beginning of the spring tea season, moreover, the production of the pu-erh tea …

[2014.03.24]: The Sign of Pu-erh Tea Bubble in Yunnan

By the end of this month, I will be departing to China for tea hunting. According to the information from Yunnan province, it has been a very dry weather since the beginning of this year. Thus, if the drought continues, the appearance of the tea may not be at its best and will also affect …

[2014.03.18]: The Beauty of Pu-erh Tea Mao-Cha

During our purchasing of Pu-erh tea in Yunnan, we select the tea in mao-cha form. A mao-cha means loose tea right after the production. For more than a thousand years, tea compression was carried out, where the mao-cha is compressed into a round cake or rectangular brick shape. There are 2 reasons why the …

[2013.11.14]: Why is Pu-erh Tea Compressed?

Why is Pu-erh teas compressed? A common answer to that question would be to minimise the volume and for effortless transportation of tea. However, there is another reason that is not widely known. No oxygen is an ideal environment for maturing Pu-erh tea I have conducted an experiment of keeping Pu-erh tea for maturation. I …

[2013.10.31]: Overview of Newly Released Raw Pu-erh Tea in 2013

This year, I have bought nine types of raw Pu-erh teas. Out of the nine teas, I’ve decided to release six of them this year, while the remaining three teas will be kept for further maturation. Here, I would like to share the review of six teas that are available now: 1. Wild Spring Bud …

[2013.08.18]: Gong Ting Jin Hao, the Ripe Pu-erh Tea made from Golden Buds

We have just released our Gong Ting Jin Hao Ripe Pu-erh tea. In Chinese, Gong Ding means imperial and Jin Hao means golden hair. 2 Different Types of Ripe Pu-erh Before we go into details about the Gong Ting Jin Hao ripe pu-erh tea, I would like to explain about two different types of ripe …

[2013.08.05]: Gu Shu Yinzhen, the Yunnan White Tea made from the old tea tree

We have just released Gu Shu Yinzhen. Gu Shu means “old tree” in Chinese. This tea was produced from the tea trees that aged about a few hundred years old. The tea trees were owned by the minority ethnics in Yunnan who strictly followed the traditions of their ancestors. The tea is produced from the …

[2013.07.31]: The Secret of Grading on Ripe Pu-erh Tea

The ripe Pu-erh tea is often classified into various grades. The highest grade of the ripe Pu-erh tea is called the Imperial Grade (宮廷普洱), followed by the Special Grade, the Gift Tea Grade, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade and till 10th Grade. However, the grading of ripe Pu-erh tea does …

[2013.07.26]: Video: Pan-frying Process of Pu-erh Tea

I made a video showing the pan-frying process of pu-erh tea. It was recorded this year when I visited Yunnan in April. This is the manufacturer who produced one of our raw pu-erh tea lineups : Mang Qing 芒慶. Raw pu-erh tea is a fermented tea The purpose of frying the tea leaves is to …

[2013.05.20]: The Bee God Tree in Mang Jing

I had the opportunity to enjoy the sight of nature’s great creation in Mang Jing which is a small village located near the borders to Myanmar and about 2-3 hours from Meng Hai. On that special day, I followed a farmer’s family to learn their way of tea plucking and tea processing. They told us …

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