Blog
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Pre-order Duyun Maojian 2019 – our finest green tea
Our new Duyun Maoijian 2019 green tea is available for pre-order till the 15th of July. The tea can be bought in packages of 100 grams with a 20%...
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Pre-order now Da Xue Shan – Snow Mountain puer 2019
Da Xue Shan 2019 No.861 and DXS Yesheng 2019 No.862 fresh puer teas Every year we purchase one of our favorite sheng Puer teas from the Great Snow Mountain, Lincang, Yunnan province,...
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Tie Guan Yin
Iron Goddess of Mercy After the last year’s green Tie Guan Yin, this year we brought two dark, slightly baked ones: Hongxin Tie Guan Yin and Yesheng Tie Guan Yin...
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Pre-order now Da Xue Shan – Snow Mountain puer 2018
Da Xue Shan 2018 No.852 and DXS Yesheng 2018 No.855 fresh puer teas. Every year we purchase one of our favorite tea from the Great Snow Mountain, Lincang, Yunnan province, China. This year...
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Qingming, 清明 — Clear and Bright
“清明時節雨紛紛” —During the Festival of Qing Ming drizzling is the rain. (Du Mu, 杜牧) Qingming Festival The Qingming Festival (清明節), alternatively called as Tomb-Sweeping Day (掃墳節) is an ancient Chinese...
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Chasen 茶筅 – the matcha whisk
In the past few months, we have been experimenting with our matcha tea as well as our matcha accessories. As a result, we have just received a set of beautiful...
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Hand Pollinators in China – exhibition of Mariann Fercsik
It is a pleasure to announce that our first art exhibition starts 19th of February. Come and join us at 7 pm at the opening ceremony or visit the exhibition...
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GABA – Drinking Tea to Relax
Not all tea is the same For many people, the common assumption is that tea is solely a stimulant that has the primary effect of activating the central nervous system...
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Prunes and plums from Wuyi cliffs
When ordering from our Wuyi supplier — a small garden in the so-called real, or center rock area (正岩, zheng yan) — we received a sample that was made of...
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Matcha – 抹茶 – the finely ground green tea leaves and how to make it
A brief introduction how to make the most out of your Matcha powder and what do we need for the preparation. Accessories The four vital accessories are: chashaku (茶杓), a...
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2017’s Xin Yang Mao Jians – Try them both
Why Mao Jian? In the Spring of 2017, while in the quest of Taiwanese green teas and oolongs, we paid a visit to a friend of Peter’s, a well-known abbot...
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The Great pine and Co.
New teas from Japan We have just received our new Japanese teas and we are really happy with them! This year, it is the second time that we ordered tea...
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Fish Eyes in your Kettle – Chinese Water Temperature Methods
As you probably know, different kinds of tea need to be steeped at different temperatures to ensure you are getting the best flavor out of your tea. This is particularly...
