What Is Mengding Yellow Tea? China’s Hidden Yellow Tea Treasure
Mengding Yellow Tea is one of China’s rarest tea treasures, crafted in the birthplace of cultivated tea. Learn why this hidden gem is prized for its rich history, labor intensive...
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Caffeine and Your Tea: Myths and Misconceptions
There are a surprisingly large number of people with caffeine sensitivities. Even when exposed to low amounts, these people will experience the effects from it, suffering from sleep disturbances or...
The Colors of Our Teas – A Quick and Friendly Guide to Tea Types
Tea comes in all sorts of shapes, sizes, and colors, ranging from the ethereal and mysterious Moonlight White tea to the rich and earthy Lao Liu Bao dark tea. To...
Victoria's Tea Sourcing Trip 2017 - Meng Ding Mountain, Sichuan
This is the first in a series of photocentric blog posts sharing some of Victoria's adventures for the year! Here's a look at her journey to Mengding Mountain, the origin...
Spring Harvest Highlights - Huo Shan Yellow Tea
The spring season brings with it not only nicer weather and lively scenery, but new harvests of teas! We are all quite antsy to see (and taste) the new spring...
How Tea is Made
Sometimes when we see the price of high-quality tea, we wonder whether it’s worth it. We think the taste speaks for itself, but that’s not the only thing that’s taken...
Yellow Tea: The Liquid Gold Historically Reserved for Royalty
Those of us new to the world of loose leaf tea are usually surprised to find that tea can be classified into more than just green and black tea varieties....