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Yixing teapots – navigating a slippery slope
If you drink Chinese tea – primarily oolongs or puerhs – and have avoided the temptation to acquire a Yixing teapot, I applaud you. They surely are a slippery slope, with as much misinformation out...
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Focus on Assam
Sixteen “cuppers” all over the world lifted their tasting spoons together during the International Tea Cuppers Club’s Darjeeling First Flush Cupping Event, during which premium tea samples from ten...
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A mid-autumn pairing: Chinese tea + mooncakes
If there were ever an occasion that would get people more interested in Chinese tea, it would be the Mid-Autumn Festival, an annual event that falls on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese...
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Exploring Fujian teas
For nearly 5,000 years, tea has been an integral part of Chinese life, eventually spreading worldwide by sea. The coastal Fujian province was one of the first places that developed and provided tea to...
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Why do translations of Chinese tea names differ so much?
Iron Buddha, Iron Goddess of Mercy, Iron Bodhisattva, Tik Goon Yam, Tieguanyin, Tie Guan Yin, Tit Kwon Yin. These are different spellings of the same tea. Of course this same tea can have a huge...
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Blast from the Past: Why Tie Guan Yin?
Yesterday, a tourist came to our tea store asking for Tie Guan Yin tea. I was curious about why she flew from Northern to Southern China for this tea, so I asked her. She explained that in her city...
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