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 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 7, 20212 min365 Teas Challenge > Day 331 - Rizhao Green TeaOh well! By the time I drank this tea, I only knew that it was green tea. Later I found out that it is from the Shandong Province, the...
Not Just A CuppaJan 2, 20212 min365 Teas Challenge > Day 327 - Green Tea from Hainan Hainan is China’s smallest province, and it is at the same time a tropical island that belongs to a tropical monsoon climate. The...
Laura @teanswapsDec 24, 20202 min365 Teas Challenge > Day 319 - Bhutan SamcholingWritten by our guest blogger Laura @teanswaps My body does not take coffee well, so I have always had tea and tisanes. At first, I think...
Not Just A CuppaDec 17, 20201 min365 Teas Challenge > Day 313 - Green Tea from Hubei Hubei is not a famous tea growing region in China, and it means that you can get an excellent quality tea for an excellent value for...
Not Just A CuppaDec 8, 20201 min365 Teas Challenge > Day 306 - Not Just A Green TeaI have the pleasure of introducing Not Just A Cuppa’s first flush green tea from 2020 Spring. This tea has been hand plucked and then...
Not Just A CuppaNov 30, 20202 min365 Teas Challenge > Day 299 - Taiwanese Aged Green Tea 2016Until very recently, I was not at all familiar with the idea of “aged green tea”. A few days ago, our guest blogger @journeywithacup...
Not Just A CuppaNov 23, 20201 min365 Teas Challenge > Day 292 - Aged Long Jing from 2011Written by our guest blogger @journeywithacup @thebrewlab.co Hi! I'm Elan from Malaysia. I've been into tea as a hobby for 10 years....
Not Just A CuppaNov 17, 20202 min365 Teas Challenge > Day 286 - Guizhou Green Tea 2020 The previous green tea I reviewed was a Selenium Rich Green tea from Guizhou that I tried in a tea shop. Today, I am reviewing the same...
Not Just A CuppaOct 22, 20202 min365 Teas Challenge > Day 262 - Selenium Rich Green Tea from Guizhou The first tea I am reviewing from Guizhou! I came across this tea in a tea room and went for it. It was served in grandpa style (leaves...
Not Just A CuppaOct 13, 20201 min365 Teas Challenge > Day 253 - Phoenix Green Tea 2020This tea comes from Fenghuang Ancient City in Hunan province, which is not at all known for their green teas. When I was travelling in...
Not Just A CuppaOct 5, 20202 min365 Teas Challenge > Day 247 - Meng Shan Yun Wu (Cloud Mist) This is the first tea from Sichuan Province that I’m posting about as part of this challenge. However, it won’t be the last. Meng Shan...
Not Just A CuppaSep 30, 20202 min365 Teas Challenge > Day 242 - Tteokeumcha from KoreaWritten by our guest blogger @thatgaiwangirl @thatgaiwangirl is the Instagram handle of Nat, a Singapore-based tea enthusiast. Her first...
Not Just A CuppaSep 26, 20202 min365 Teas Challenge > Day 238 - Bi Luo ChunI know this is my third Bi Luo Chun and I think it has a decent quality as I can see, smell and taste it. Bi Luo Chun literally means...
Not Just A CuppaSep 20, 20201 min365 Teas Challenge > Day 231 - Anji White TeaAnji Bai Cha means White Tea from Anji. However, although it’s green tea. Its cultivar is ‘Bai Ye 1’ as the unprocessed leaves are white....
Not Just A CuppaSep 11, 20202 min365 Teas Challenge > Day 223 - Xinyang Mao Jian I have been reading about this tea as it made it to the list of top 10 Chinese teas. I found three grades of it in a reputable teashop...
Not Just A CuppaSep 4, 20202 min365 Teas Challenge > Day 216 - Green Tea from Yunnan 2019 Last autumn, I went to Pu-erh Town in Yunnan for a tea sommelier course organised by the International Tea Academy. We have covered some...
Not Just A CuppaAug 19, 20202 min365 Teas Challenge > Day 200 - Kamairicha ZairaiThis tea is an uncharacteristically a Japanese green tea. It has been pan-fried, unlike most Japanese teas which go through steaming. I...
Not Just A CuppaAug 14, 20202 min365 Teas Challenge > Day 195 - Gushu Bi Luo Chun I do not usually refer to tea suppliers. Still, for this tea, I will make an exception because I know the person who runs the business,...
Not Just A CuppaJul 26, 20202 min365 Challenge > Day 176 - Qing Xin Gan Zhi Green ChaWhen I first tried the Taiwanese Bi Luo Chun, I was impressed. This is the second Taiwanese green tea I have tried, and it is good stuff....
Not Just A CuppaJul 18, 20202 min365 Challenge > Day 168 - Sencha Yabukita Makizono Premium (bio)Written by our guest blogger Martin @teapath Introduction and reasoning behind my tea diary During my university studies I came across...
Not Just A CuppaJul 13, 20202 min365 Challenge > Day 163 - Grape-sized green tea balls Does shape matter? As far as tea concerned, the answer is not straightforward. Some shapes in the tea world were produced for practical...
Not Just A CuppaJul 4, 20202 min365 Challenge > Day 154 - Green tea from Black Sea 2020 My trip to Turkish tea growing area in the Eastern Black Sea region was more fruitful than I imagined. I met two fantastic women who make...