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 13, 2021
- 2 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 362 - Wild Fuding White Tea 2020
The 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 Cuppa
- Feb 8, 2021
- 2 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 357 - Gushu White Tea from Laos
It 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 Cuppa
- Feb 4, 2021
- 2 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 353 - Moonlight White Tea 2019
Another 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 Cuppa
- Jan 25, 2021
- 2 min
365 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 Cuppa
- Jan 17, 2021
- 2 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 339 - Charcoal Roasted White Peony 2013
Since I started to enjoy aged white tea, I placed an order for an aged shou mei from 2013. Which was this tea. Having been aged more than...
Not Just A Cuppa
- Jan 11, 2021
- 2 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 334 - Superior White Peony 2020
Superior white peony is how the vendor calls this tea. However, it does not mean the highest quality. According to the vendor's...
Not Just A Cuppa
- Jan 1, 2021
- 2 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 326 - Yunnan White Tea 2020
This white tea comes from 100-year-old tea trees in Bangwei village in Lancang County in Yunnan as you can see in the photo. The seller...
Not Just A Cuppa
- Dec 27, 2020
- 2 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 321 - Indonesian White Tea
Written by our guest blogger the_hunt_for_tea_aotearoa I am a kiwi, born and bred in New Zealand who has always had a love for beverages...
Not Just A Cuppa
- Dec 23, 2020
- 2 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 318 - Refreshing Shuo Mei from Fuding 2020
It was a perfect time to drink a special tea as I just caught time and beautiful view at sunset. I had white tea which I received as part...
Not Just A Cuppa
- Dec 14, 2020
- 2 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 310 - An Aged White Tea 2013
A Fujian proverb says that white tea: “One year a tea, three years a medicine; seven years, a treasure!” and this one classifies as...
Not Just A Cuppa
- Dec 6, 2020
- 2 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 304 - Five Years Old White Peony
People keep asking me about my favourite tea, and every time I receive these questions, it makes me think. As my perception does change...
Not Just A Cuppa
- Nov 29, 2020
- 2 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 298 - Wild White Peony Brick 2018
On day 235 of this challenge, I reviewed a brick white tea from Fuding. This tea comes from the same harvest, same area, and processed by...
Not Just A Cuppa
- Nov 25, 2020
- 1 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 294 - Shou Mei from Malawi
I have previously reviewed a decent black tea and not so good oolong tea from Malawi. I do not think it is fair to judge the oolong...
Not Just A Cuppa
- Nov 19, 2020
- 2 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 288 - Shou Mei from 2014
The recent shou meis I had were from Zhenghe in Fujian. This one is from Fuding. They differ in their processing and also in their taste....
Not Just A Cuppa
- Nov 14, 2020
- 2 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 284 - Wild Yao Bao from Big Snow Mountain
I have been wanting to try yao bao for a while. Dear @dragonleaves wrote a great review in the 365 teas challenge. Read it here to...
Not Just A Cuppa
- Nov 9, 2020
- 2 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 278 - Fuding White Peony 2020
There are two white tea producing areas in Fujian, China: Fuding and Zhenghe. These two regions have slightly different teas. I wrote...
Not Just A Cuppa
- Nov 6, 2020
- 2 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 274 - Second Grade White Peony
I have recently found that the white tea makes classify the Fuding white tea based on the grade but also cultivar. This tea was ranked as...
Not Just A Cuppa
- Oct 27, 2020
- 2 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 267 - Meizhan White Peony 2020
I had this tea, and I said to myself, how come such a fresh white tea have so much character? Developed flavours, almost like an aged...
Not Just A Cuppa
- Oct 23, 2020
- 2 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 263 - The Ultimate Silver Needle
This is the second tea I am reviewing from chaochatea, and I’m uber impressed. The first one was a gushu sheng pu-erh, and I fell in love...
Not Just A Cuppa
- Oct 16, 2020
- 2 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 256 - White Peony Fu Yun #6
OK, I start with a confession. I am taking advantage of being in China and ordering some sample sets on China’s amazon. This is risky,...
Not Just A Cuppa
- Oct 10, 2020
- 2 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 251 - White tea from Zhangjiajie 2019
Zhangjiajie is a hotspot for tourists both domestic and international. It is home to the gorgeous Wulingyuan scenic area which is beyond...
Not Just A Cuppa
- Oct 3, 2020
- 1 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 245 - Shou Mei from Malawi 2019
I am excited to try teas from Africa. I liked the Malawian black tea I reviewed earlier in this challenge. I cannot say the same about...
Not Just A Cuppa
- Sep 28, 2020
- 2 min
365 Teas Challenge > Day 240 - Shou Mei White Tea from 2013
Compressed pu-erh tea has a long history of centuries, and in that form, its ability of age well was discovered. These days other form(s)...
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