Dark tea

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...

365 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...

365 Teas Challenge > Day 360 - Hua Zhuan (Flower Brick) Tea 2004

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...

365 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...

365 Teas Challenge > Day 354 - Fuzhuan (Fu Brick) Dark Tea 2012

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...

365 Teas Challenge > Day 351 - Qianliang Hei Cha 2012

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...

365 Teas Challenge > Day 348 - Liubao Hei Cha 2000

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...

365 Teas Challenge > Day 345 - Bangwei Sheng Pu-erh 2019

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...

365 Teas Challenge > Day 342 - Sheng Pu-erh from Yiwu 2007

This tea was aged more than 13 years when I drank it. It matured well in my view. It is made in one of the significant pu-erh factories:...

365 Teas Challenge > Day 336 - Laotian Raw Tea

These beautiful leaves come from Laos from ancient tea trees. If I say ancient, I am talking about more than 1500 years old. There are...

365 Teas Challenge > Day 330 - Bangwei Shu Pu-erh 2018

This cooked (shu pu-erh) comes from Bangwei village of Lancang County in Yunnan. Bangwei is an essential name for pu-erh as it is where...