Making a Wrapper – Priceless 2020 Charitea Cake Bitterleaf2020-11-27T02:56:59+08:00 As difficult as 2020 has been, it has also been an opportunity to take inventory of the things we are grateful for, and to... Facebook Twitter Pinterest Reddit November 27, 20200 Comments Read more...
Charcoal Roasting Dancong in Chaozhou Bitterleaf2021-01-09T14:02:39+08:00If you've ever why people bother mentioning that a tea is charcoal roasted, it's because this process not only adds cost and time, but... Facebook Twitter Pinterest Reddit September 11, 20200 Comments Read more...
Weeding Tea Gardens: 3 Methods of Removal, Pros & Cons Bitterleaf2020-06-15T22:55:27+08:00 As with any tea-related process, the different methods for weeding a tea field offer a trade-off between cost and quality, or more specifically cost... Facebook Twitter Pinterest Reddit April 29, 20200 Comments Read more...
Drinking Tea All Day: How to Fit the Most Tea Into a Single Day Bitterleaf2020-04-29T23:03:46+08:00 Yes, drinking tea all day sounds like a fantastic idea. And for the most part, it is, but you've got to remember that caffeine... Facebook Twitter Pinterest Reddit March 29, 20200 Comments Read more...
Yixing vs Jianshui Teapots & Teaware: Differences & Similarities Bitterleaf2020-03-09T18:07:36+08:00 When getting into gongfu brewing, Chinese tea, teapots and the like, there are 2 clays you’re most likely to hear about. Yixing zisha and... Facebook Twitter Pinterest Reddit March 9, 20200 Comments Read more...
Inside a Jingdezhen Teaware Studio Bitterleaf2020-01-27T00:06:19+08:00 Behind the scenes in the studio where our 1001 series teaware is made. There are several steps producing any piece of teaware, but teapots... Facebook Twitter Pinterest Reddit January 27, 20200 Comments Read more...
How to Store White Tea (or Just About Any Other Type of Tea) Bitterleaf2020-01-19T23:08:00+08:00 As the popularity of white tea increases, so do the number of questions about proper storage for this minimally processed tea. Well, we’re going... Facebook Twitter Pinterest Reddit January 19, 20200 Comments Read more...
How Its Made: Firing Tea Jars in Jianshui Bitterleaf2019-09-10T23:07:11+08:00 While in Jianshui this past summer, we decided to shoot some footage of a custom batch of tea (and water) jars we ordered being... Facebook Twitter Pinterest Reddit September 10, 20190 Comments Read more...
The Tea Market Experience – April 2019 Bitterleaf2019-09-10T22:25:43+08:00 The Tea Market Experience is a non-subscription tea club that offers unique, interesting and possibly dubiously labelled teas, bringing you as close as possible... Facebook Twitter Pinterest Reddit April 19, 20190 Comments Read more...
The Tea Market Experience – March 2019 Bitterleaf2019-03-07T01:00:04+08:00 The Tea Market Experience is a non-subscription tea club that offers unique, interesting and possibly dubiously labelled teas, bringing you as close as possible... Facebook Twitter Pinterest Reddit March 7, 20191 Comment Read more...
The Tea Market Experience – January 2019 Bitterleaf2019-01-18T19:39:49+08:00 The Tea Market Experience is a non-subscription tea club that offers unique, interesting and possibly dubiously labelled teas, bringing you as close as possible... Facebook Twitter Pinterest Reddit January 18, 20191 Comment Read more...
The Tea Market Experience – November 2018 Bitterleaf2019-01-17T15:32:52+08:00 The Tea Market Experience is a non-subscription tea club that offers unique, interesting and possibly dubiously labelled teas, bringing you as close as possible... Facebook Twitter Pinterest Reddit November 15, 20180 Comments Read more...
The Tea Market Experience – October 2018 Bitterleaf2018-10-13T01:45:56+08:00 The Tea Market Experience is a non-subscription tea club that offers unique, interesting and possibly dubiously labelled teas, bringing you as close as possible... Facebook Twitter Pinterest Reddit October 11, 20180 Comments Read more...
Digging in Yixing Part III Bitterleaf2018-06-06T23:04:56+08:00 We were quite fortunate during our visit to have several contacts ahead of time in Yixing, all who serve different markets – low, mid... Facebook Twitter Pinterest Reddit January 31, 20180 Comments Read more...
Digging in Yixing Part II Bitterleaf2018-06-06T18:31:30+08:00 After much discussion, research and digging during a week spent in Yixing, it’s not difficult to see that the price of an Yixing teapot... Facebook Twitter Pinterest Reddit January 18, 20180 Comments Read more...
Digging in Yixing Part I Bitterleaf2019-01-13T13:14:40+08:00 For many, gongfu tea can be an overwhelming hobby to get into at first. There are so many different types of tea from different... Facebook Twitter Pinterest Reddit January 18, 20180 Comments Read more...
How to Choose a Puer Tea Bitterleaf2019-08-21T22:08:49+08:00This is one of the most common questions we field, especially from those who are new to puer. It can be a fairly packed... Facebook Twitter Pinterest Reddit January 5, 20180 Comments Read more...
Jingdezhen Ghost Market Bitterleaf2017-09-06T17:23:38+08:00In late May we decided to sacrifice some sleep and wake up at 4am in order to check out the Ghost Market in Jingdezhen,... Facebook Twitter Pinterest Reddit September 6, 20170 Comments Read more...
Jingdezhen – Junction of China’s Past and Future Bitterleaf2018-02-11T21:15:00+08:00 We wasted very little time between sourcing our 2017 teas and venturing on our first teaware sourcing trip to Jingdezhen this year. Perhaps labelling... Facebook Twitter Pinterest Reddit June 7, 20170 Comments Read more...
Month in Pictures (January ’17) Bitterleaf2017-03-31T22:57:12+08:00 The year is off to a good start after receiving these 3 #tea jars. They're made extra special due to... Facebook Twitter Pinterest Reddit February 2, 20170 Comments Read more...
