Tea Buyers Guide in Five Questions
Buying tea could be overwhelming. You want to get the right thing and pay a fair price. You don’t want to be ripped off. You may not be...
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Not Just A Cuppa
- Feb 15, 2021
- 2 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 364 - Roasted Black Tea from Laos
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...
Not Just A Cuppa
- Feb 6, 2021
- 2 min
365 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 Cuppa
- Jan 31, 2021
- 2 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 350 - Taiwanese Golden Tips Black Tea
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...
Not Just A Cuppa
- Jan 28, 2021
- 2 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 347 - Sun-dried black tea from Laos
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...
Not Just A Cuppa
- Jan 21, 2021
- 2 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 341 - Dragon Ball Black Tea From Menghai 2019
This is a 2019 black tea from Menghai. It comes from an elevation around 1600-1800 meters. The tea trees are around 200 years old, so...
Not Just A Cuppa
- Jan 15, 2021
- 2 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 338 - Yingde Black Tea No. 12
I have reviewed a Yingde Black No. 9 from the same vendor and to be honest, I like number 9 better. Both teas were made by the same...
Not Just A Cuppa
- Jan 11, 2021
- 2 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 335 - Hubei Keemun Tea
I recently reviewed a green tea from Hubei, the first-ever tea I’ve tried from this province. While this black tea looked excellent like...
Not Just A Cuppa
- Jan 5, 2021
- 2 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 329 - Wuyi Black Tea
Wuyi is famous for its oolong (yancha) but also with its black teas. Actually, it was where the first black tea. In the world was...
Not Just A Cuppa
- Dec 31, 2020
- 2 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 324 - Golden Buds Dian Hong
I remember how mesmerised I felt when I saw golden tips when I was in Yunnan. It just did not make sense to me how a black tea could have...
Not Just A Cuppa
- Dec 26, 2020
- 2 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 320 - Yingde Black Tea No. 9
I am so glad that I discovered this tea by coincidence and could review it under this challenge. I was given a sample, and I only knew...
Not Just A Cuppa
- Dec 19, 2020
- 2 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 314 - The Ultimate Jin Jun Mei 2020
This tea may have a short history (only invented in 2005), but its popularity spread all over the world so quickly. It is a real example...
Not Just A Cuppa
- Dec 13, 2020
- 2 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 309 - Gushu Dian Hong Tea 2020
This tea sounded so exciting! A black tea made out of ancient tea trees of Yunnan province. A rare found indeed. It had smoky, woody and...
Not Just A Cuppa
- Dec 5, 2020
- 2 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 303 - Unsmoked Lapsang Souchong 2020
I had the perception that lapsang souchong is a smoky tea. I remember having one with ‘high tea’, and I was not sure if I liked it. Under...
Not Just A Cuppa
- Nov 26, 2020
- 2 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 295 - Gushu Shai Hong Cha from 2008
This was probably the oldest black tea I have ever drunk. It had been aged in Beijing (dry climate) for more than 12 years and acquired a...
Not Just A Cuppa
- Nov 22, 2020
- 2 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 291 - Black Tea from Not Just A Cuppa
When I started this challenge, I did not have the slightest idea that I’d be reviewing my own tea before I finish the whole year. But...
Not Just A Cuppa
- Nov 15, 2020
- 2 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 285 - Keemun Maofeng 2020
Keemun is one of the most famous black teas in the world, and this challenge already included a couple of Keemun reviews. This one is...
Not Just A Cuppa
- Nov 5, 2020
- 2 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 273 - Gushu Shai Hong Cha
Well, the surprises from Yunnan never ends! This time I am reviewing a sun-dried black tea, and it is a thing. A traditional black tea...
Not Just A Cuppa
- Oct 24, 2020
- 2 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 264 - Dian Hong from Yunnan
I do not know much about this tea, it was gifted to me by a tea shop attendant. Yes, gift culture is huge in China, and I appreciate...
Not Just A Cuppa
- Oct 18, 2020
- 1 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 258 - Mengding Black Tea
This is the second black tea from Sichuan that I am reviewing as part of this competition. The first one was this (Chuan Hong Black Tea),...
Not Just A Cuppa
- Oct 8, 2020
- 2 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 249 - Chuan Hong Black Tea 2020
I recently wrote about a Sichuanese green tea and how much I enjoyed it. This time I am reviewing a black tea from Sichuan, and it is a...
Not Just A Cuppa
- Sep 29, 2020
- 2 min