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 10, 2021
- 2 min
365 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 Cuppa
- Jan 31, 2021
- 2 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 349 - Fresh Green Tea from Yunnan 2021
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...
Not Just A Cuppa
- Jan 7, 2021
- 2 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 331 - Rizhao Green Tea
Oh 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 Cuppa
- Jan 2, 2021
- 2 min
365 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 @teanswaps
- Dec 24, 2020
- 2 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 319 - Bhutan Samcholing
Written 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 Cuppa
- Dec 17, 2020
- 1 min
365 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 Cuppa
- Dec 8, 2020
- 1 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 306 - Not Just A Green Tea
I 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 Cuppa
- Nov 30, 2020
- 2 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 299 - Taiwanese Aged Green Tea 2016
Until 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 Cuppa
- Nov 23, 2020
- 1 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 292 - Aged Long Jing from 2011
Written 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 Cuppa
- Nov 17, 2020
- 2 min
365 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 Cuppa
- Oct 22, 2020
- 2 min
365 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 Cuppa
- Oct 13, 2020
- 1 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 253 - Phoenix Green Tea 2020
This 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 Cuppa
- Oct 5, 2020
- 2 min
365 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 Cuppa
- Sep 30, 2020
- 2 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 242 - Tteokeumcha from Korea
Written by our guest blogger @thatgaiwangirl @thatgaiwangirl is the Instagram handle of Nat, a Singapore-based tea enthusiast. Her first...
Not Just A Cuppa
- Sep 26, 2020
- 2 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 238 - Bi Luo Chun
I 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 Cuppa
- Sep 20, 2020
- 1 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 231 - Anji White Tea
Anji 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 Cuppa
- Sep 11, 2020
- 2 min
365 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 Cuppa
- Sep 4, 2020
- 2 min
365 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 Cuppa
- Aug 19, 2020
- 2 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 200 - Kamairicha Zairai
This 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 Cuppa
- Aug 14, 2020
- 2 min
365 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 Cuppa
- Jul 26, 2020
- 2 min
365 Challenge > Day 176 - Qing Xin Gan Zhi Green Cha
When 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....