More Science
Posted by 醉茶生 at 10:31 PM | Comments (2) | Permalink
Categories: Tea Related
For most varieties of tea (but not all), the ideal “pick” is the topmost two leaves and a bud (一芯二葉 yīxīn èryè), because this is the part of the tea plant that is richest in flavourful compounds. This can only be achieved when tea is harvested by hand: tea that…
Chance Encounter
Posted by Miss Neddy at 10:36 PM | Comments (0) | Permalink
Categories: Tea Wulong
While meeting up with some friends a few evenings ago, we stumbled upon a small stall where an earnest, pleasant-looking man was showing off his tea. He had tiny little packs of tea leaves, just the nice size for one person, using a gaiwan, clay teapot or tongxin bei, being…
EGCG
Posted by 醉茶生 at 10:08 PM | Comments (0) | Permalink
Categories: Tea Related
A wide number of health benefits have been claimed for tea, in particular, it is claimed that tea (particularly green tea) has beneficial effects on high blood pressure and on cancer. Of the many compounds present in tea, the one that has been singled out as being particularly beneficial is…
Sainthood
Posted by Miss Neddy at 10:48 PM | Comments (0) | Permalink
Categories: Tea Related
To be worthy of the title of “saint”, a person must of course display qualities well beyond the average human. Although Lu Yu was not called the Tea Saint during his lifetime, his life and his actions made him well worthy of the term. Devoid of ambition and greed (except…
Intermission
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Categories: Notices And News
Miss Neddy is suffering from a brief (hopefully) bout of illness, and will be back soon. Watch this space!
Resurrecting Tea
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Categories: Tea Other uses
A friend came to me in some distress recently, as she had bought a batch of white tea some months before, deposited it in a cupboard and promptly forgot about it till a few days ago. The tea had absorbed the musty odour of the cupboard (the cupboard though, she…
Wenshan Baozhong
Wenshan baozhong (文山包種) is a Taiwanese oolong, and was developed more than 150 years ago by Wang Yicheng (王義程) in imitation of the famous teas of Mount Wuyi (武夷巖) in China. The name comes from a mountain in Taiwan, Mount Wen (文山), and in modern times, encompasses a mountainous area…
Pu’er Variety
Posted by Miss Neddy at 12:28 AM | Comments (2) | Permalink
Categories: Tea Pu'er
Pu’er 普洱, being a unique tea entirely in its own category, also has its own body of knowledge and expertise quite distinct from other teas. There may be many common points between green, white, wulong and even black teas, but pu’er’s qualities do not overlap too much with the other…
