Not Just A CuppaJan 17, 20201 min365 Days 365 Teas ChallengeEverybody knows that China is where tea originated from while very few of us appreciate Chinese teas deservedly. Having lived in the UK,...
Not Just A CuppaFeb 15, 20213 min365 Teas Challenge > Day 365 - A Special Sheng Pu-erh from 2000 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...
Not Just A CuppaFeb 15, 20212 min365 Teas Challenge > Day 364 - Roasted Black Tea from LaosThe 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...
Not Just A CuppaFeb 14, 20212 min365 Teas Challenge > Day 363 - Award-winning Da Hong PaoThe 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...
Not Just A CuppaFeb 13, 20212 min365 Teas Challenge > Day 362 - Wild Fuding White Tea 2020The 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....
Not Just A CuppaFeb 12, 20212 min365 Teas Challenge > Day 361 - Wuyi Black Tea by Madam QinI 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...
Not Just A CuppaFeb 11, 20212 min365 Teas Challenge > Day 360 - Hua Zhuan (Flower Brick) Tea 2004I 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...
Not Just A CuppaFeb 10, 20212 min365 Teas Challenge > Day 359 - Lishan High Mountain Winter OolongTaiwan today grows around 20% of the world’s oolong teas, where oolong production has started about 150 years. The Taiwanese tea makers...
Not Just A CuppaFeb 10, 20212 min365 Teas Challenge > Day 358 - A Better Xinyang Maojian My first encounter with Xinyang Maojian was not satisfying. Given this tea’s reputation and history, I thought I’d give it a second...
Not Just A CuppaFeb 8, 20212 min365 Teas Challenge > Day 357 - Gushu White Tea from LaosIt 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...
Not Just A CuppaFeb 7, 20212 min365 Teas Challenge > Day 356 - Raw Pu-erh from Lincang 2007 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...
Not Just A CuppaFeb 6, 20212 min365 Teas Challenge > Day 355 - Black Tea from Hainan 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...
Not Just A CuppaFeb 6, 20213 min365 Teas Challenge > Day 354 - Fuzhuan (Fu Brick) Dark Tea 2012I 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...
Not Just A CuppaFeb 4, 20212 min365 Teas Challenge > Day 353 - Moonlight White Tea 2019Another 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...
Not Just A CuppaFeb 3, 20212 min365 Teas Challenge > Day 352 - Ducksh*t Oolong 2020This famous dan cong (single bush) tea has been featured under this challenge a few times. Most of my experience was positive, but I had...
Not Just A CuppaFeb 2, 20212 min365 Teas Challenge > Day 351 - Qianliang Hei Cha 2012I discovered this tea not long ago and reviewed already one qianliang from 2017. This one has been aged more than eight years, and in...
Not Just A CuppaJan 31, 20212 min365 Teas Challenge > Day 350 - Taiwanese Golden Tips Black TeaThis black tea puzzled me at first sight. Because I had never seen before a Taiwanese black tea that had golden tips. A Taiwanese tea...
Not Just A CuppaJan 31, 20212 min365 Teas Challenge > Day 349 - Fresh Green Tea from Yunnan 2021I 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...
Not Just A CuppaJan 30, 20212 min365 Teas Challenge > Day 348 - Liubao Hei Cha 2000Liubao 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...
Not Just A CuppaJan 28, 20212 min365 Teas Challenge > Day 347 - Sun-dried black tea from LaosI 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...
Not Just A CuppaJan 27, 20212 min365 Teas Challenge > Day 346 - Pangdahai (Sterculia lychnophora Hance) TeaThis 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...
Not Just A CuppaJan 26, 20212 min365 Teas Challenge > Day 345 - Bangwei Sheng Pu-erh 2019I 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...
Not Just A CuppaJan 25, 20212 min365 Teas Challenge > Day 344 - Wild Shou Mei 2018 Earlier, I reviewed a charcoal baked shou mei from 2013. The idea of using charcoal to dry the tea leaves sounded fascinated to me....
Not Just A CuppaJan 24, 20212 min365 Teas Challenge > Day 343 - Aged Alishan Oolong 2010 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...