Everybody knows that China is where tea originated from while very few of us appreciate Chinese teas deservedly. Having lived in the UK,...

It is kind of surreal that I’m writing the last post of the 365 teas challenge. It still has not sunk completely that I am finishing this...

The penultimate tea of the 365 teas challenge. It is a roasted black tea from Laos. I have to say it is roasted because I’ve already...

The final oolong of this challenge. It’s an award-winning Da Hong Pao. I have reviewed a few Da Hong Paos and to be perfectly honest, I...

The last white tea of 365 teas challenge. And I think it is the ideal tea for that. It is a fresh tea from 2020 and comes from Fuding....

I rarely got a chance to drink tea with its master. Madam Qin offered me this Wuyi black tea, and afterwards, I found out that it was her...

I got hold of this tea when I went to Hunan. In a humble tea shop, I was told that this was the oldest tea they were selling. They only...

Taiwan today grows around 20% of the world’s oolong teas, where oolong production has started about 150 years. The Taiwanese tea makers...

My first encounter with Xinyang Maojian was not satisfying. Given this tea’s reputation and history, I thought I’d give it a second...

It is not common to taste a white tea that comes from 1000 years + tea trees. This white tea comes from Laos. I have already reviewed a...

This was one of the tea experiences that I value. It is because it shows me how lucky I am to access great quality teas. This tea is not...

I visited Hainan at the end of December, but I did not have a chance to see their tea growing areas. I found out quite late that Hainan...

I remember my first encounter with fuzhuan brick tea, it was in a tea expo. I was still learning about teas, and I had no idea what I was...

Another great tea from Chaochatea. This time it is a white tea from Yunnan known as moonlight tea. I did try it before and liked it. The...

This famous dan cong (single bush) tea has been featured under this challenge a few times. Most of my experience was positive, but I had...

I discovered this tea not long ago and reviewed already one qianliang from 2017. This one has been aged more than eight years, and in...

This black tea puzzled me at first sight. Because I had never seen before a Taiwanese black tea that had golden tips. A Taiwanese tea...

I wanted to include a tea from 2021 in this challenge, and I could source fresh green tea from Yunnan. It comes from tea fields (sadly...

Liubao is a famous dark tea that comes from Guangxi. Its name come from the town where it is produced. It is from 2000, and I was really...

I reviewed a raw (sheng) tea from Laos made from tea trees that are more than 1000 years old. It was very aromatic and not too astringent...

This was one of the bizarre teas I have ever drunk. I found it in China, but I understand that it grows and is consumed in other south...

I have reviewed a few different teas from the same farmer who made this sheng pu-erh. Including one of the most special sheng pu-erhs I...

Earlier, I reviewed a charcoal baked shou mei from 2013. The idea of using charcoal to dry the tea leaves sounded fascinated to me....

I have not had many of them but old the aged Taiwanese oolong teas I’ve had left me mesmerized. Including this oolong from 2010 that...