Leaf Grades, Picking Standards, Processing Standards – Objective Criteria for the Assessment of Tea Quality
Besides of our subjective taste, the probably most important and common criteria for the assessment of whether a tea is good or... Read More
SiamTeas 2015/2016 – The Next Level
SiamTeas 2015/2016 – The Next Level The Intro After a well-deserved hiatus during July and August this year, spent among friends and... Read More
DMS “Cha Nang Ngam” Oriental Beauty Oolong Tea – North Thailand’s “Dong Fang Mei Ren”
Oriental Beauty Oolong Tea, one of the very boldest names in the world of tea, originally comes from Taiwan, where it is... Read More
Japanese Green Tea – History and Present Appearance – an Overview
Spring Bancha Japanese Green Tea In this article, I will try to provide an overview of the development and present appearance of... Read More
Doi Mae Salong – A New Mecca for Tea Enthusiasts
Doi Mae Salong… a Chinese gem in the mountains of north Thailand, and a true Mecca for every tea lover, reachable only... Read More
The Taste of Tea, Perception and Description
Tea Flavor Wheel – System for standardized tea taste description Been there, done that? You tell a friend or acquaintance of a... Read More
November 2014’s ITMA Teamaster Course at Doi Mae Salong, North Thailand – The Recap
In a blog article published in October 2014, we had introduced the new Teamaster School at Doi Mae Salong, north Thailand, consisting... Read More
Top Ten “Great Teas of China” – the ‘Who is Who’ of Chinese teas (in need of an upgrade)
12 Great Teas of China from my private tea shelve In 1959, the Chinese ministry of agriculture published a list titled “Ten... Read More
Anji Bai Cha and the “Da Guan Cha Lun” – When (Tea) Legends Become True
It was at the time of the Song dynasty, when in 1107 the then Chinese emperor Huizhong published his “Da Guan Cha... Read More
The True Value of Tea – A Holistic or ‘Qi’ Approach
What I want to do in this article is to outline a rather uncommon approach to the value of tea that is... Read More
New Tea Master School and set to open in Doi Mae Salong, North Thailand
Doi Mae Salong Tea Mastery School in clouds These are really great news for everybody thinking about taking tea courses on any... Read More
Mystery Pu Erh Tea – a Key to Yunnan’s Oldest Tea Tradition
Mystery Pu Erh Tea – A Key to Yunnan’s Oldest Tea Tradition – Pu Erh Tea is a tea resulting from a... Read More
The Globalization of Tea Cultivars – Trends and Perspectives
The Globalization of Tea Cultivars – Trend and Perspectives – Taiwanese Bai Hao (Oriental Beauty) tea cultivar in north Thailand What does... Read More
Ruan Zhi Oolong No. 17 – Thai Oolong Tea Queen
Ruan Zhi Oolong No. 17 – Thai Oolong Tea Queen In our articles and online materials, we often refer to Ruan Zhi... Read More
Spring Tea and Airplanes – A Year’s First Tea Harvest
People starting digging into tea will soon come across the fact that the spring season doesn’t not only play a special and... Read More
Long Jing ‘Dragonwell’ Green Tea – Authentic & Wild
Jan 29, 2014 Many of China’s classic teas are tied to a legend or story and/or derive their name from such. Often,... Read More
Cha Khao Hom Rice Tea – A northern Thai Tea Speciality in Classic and Premium Version
”Cha Khao Hom“ is Thai language and in English simply means ”rice tea“. However, it is not a Thai version of Genmaicha... Read More
The Tea Gardens of Ban Hin Taek – Swords to Plowshares?
At first glance, nothing indicates that Ban Hin Taek, today officially named Ban Therd Thai, is anything more than a spot of... Read More
Tie Guan Yin – TKY Qingxiang vs. TKY Chunxiang
Sourcing Tea in China, Chapter 4 Tie Guan Yin – TKY Qingxiang vs. TKY Chunxiang What bewildered us when we initially took... Read More
Lapsang Souchong, Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong, Jin Jun Mei Tea – all the same?
Lapsang Souchong, Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong and Jin Jun Mei Tea – all the same? Recently, in the context of the sampling... Read More