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Month: January 2018

2013 Fu Brick Tea of Hunan Province

January 29, 2018 by Tristan Jordan Leave a Comment

Background When I first became interested in tea drinking I started learning about green teas, black teas, and wulong teas. These teas were easy to find at the local tea shop, and were also easy for my palate to get accustomed to. Once I was familiar with the general categories of tea, I became more … [Read more…]

Posted in: Teas Tagged: fu zhuan cha, hei cha, YS

2015 Wuzhou Tea Factory Liu Bao

January 22, 2018 by Tristan Jordan Leave a Comment

Background This morning during a snowfall I drank a newer Liu Bao tea from 2015. This particular tea was produced by Wuzhou Tea Factory. Wuzhou is a well known producer of Liu Bao tea in Guangxi Province, so this tea is probably available from different sources. It came to me through Yunnan Sourcing in a … [Read more…]

Posted in: Teas Tagged: hei cha, Liu Bao, YS

Himalayan Shiiba from Jun Tea Garden in Nepal

January 15, 2018 by Tristan Jordan 2 Comments

Background Recently a friend of mine returned from working in Nepal. He enjoys tea drinking, and during his trip was able to attend a couple of tea tastings with the owner of Jun Chiyabari – a well-known tea garden in Nepal. Nepal faces a few challenges that make growth difficult in different industries, including the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Teas Tagged: green tea, Jun Chiyabari

A Brief Introduction to Tasting Tea

January 8, 2018 by Tristan Jordan Leave a Comment

Background Over the past few days I have come down with a rather unpleasant sickness. The damage to my sinuses has greatly impacted my ability to taste tea. For this reason I decided to write a short blog post on how tasting tea works physiologically, rather than writing a post in which I sample and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Topic - Tasting Tea

Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong – Spring 2017

January 3, 2018 by Tristan Jordan Leave a Comment

Background After a brief hiatus from writing about tea so that I could spend the coming of the new year with friends and family, I’m glad to write my first blog post of the year! The tea that I enjoyed for today’s post was given to me by a friend. It is a type of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Teas Tagged: hong cha, red tea, YS

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