Today I am dipping into my 2020 dragon ball samples from Bitterleaf Teas and giving out their Bonbon raw puerh a try. This sheng is interesting to me as they say it’s their closest 202… Read More
Lao Man E is a region of Yunnan that has become quite well known for its bitter puerh. It has been years since I’ve had tea from there so I was really intrigued when I saw The Bitter E… Read More
Oh hey there! Long time no see! It feels a bit weird just jumping right into a brand new review after six months of silence, but I don’t want to take up space here, so I’ll addre… Read More
This post is coming a little bit late – I did this tasting on February 29th, but was wanting to get my ‘first year of blogging’ post up last week, so I figured I would push… Read More
Alright, it’s time to break into a cake that I have been fearfully looking forward to for some time – Bitterleaf Tea’s 2019 Bitter End Xtra Bitter. This is my first time tr… Read More
Country of Origin: Yunnan, ChinaLeaf Appearance: compressed, varied greens with some downy budsSteep time: 5 seconds (increased by 5 seconds each brew)Water Temperature: 200 degreesPreparat… Read More
Aging puerh tea is a hot-button topic. Wet or dry storage? Pumidor or Ziplocs? If you ask two different tea people for advice, you are likely to get very different answers. In this post, I&r… Read More
The Friday Roundup is a weekly collection of five of my favorite blog posts from around the world. It’s my little way of getting the word out about all of my favorite tea blogs. Is the… Read More
2019 First Flush Ramro Cha · Mandal Gaon
Have you seen the wine rating style tea write-ups that Tony has been sharing on Tea Epicure? I really enjoy the short, no-fuss approach tha… Read More
White2Tea Snoozefest - Autumn 2017Cha Crusade is a Sydney, Australia based blog that I've really enjoyed reading lately. This week they reviewed a tea that I was very close to ordering mysel… Read More