Making a Wrapper – Priceless 2020 Charitea CakeBitterleaf2020-11-27T02:56:59+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...FacebookTwitterPinterestRedditNovember 27, 20200 CommentsRead more...
Charcoal Roasting Dancong in ChaozhouBitterleaf2021-01-09T14:02:39+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...FacebookTwitterPinterestRedditSeptember 11, 20200 CommentsRead more...
Weeding Tea Gardens: 3 Methods of Removal, Pros & ConsBitterleaf2020-06-15T22:55:27+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...FacebookTwitterPinterestRedditApril 29, 20200 CommentsRead more...
Drinking Tea All Day: How to Fit the Most Tea Into a Single DayBitterleaf2020-04-29T23:03:46+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...FacebookTwitterPinterestRedditMarch 29, 20200 CommentsRead more...
Yixing vs Jianshui Teapots & Teaware: Differences & SimilaritiesBitterleaf2020-03-09T18:07:36+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...FacebookTwitterPinterestRedditMarch 9, 20200 CommentsRead more...
Inside a Jingdezhen Teaware StudioBitterleaf2020-01-27T00:06:19+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...FacebookTwitterPinterestRedditJanuary 27, 20200 CommentsRead 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...FacebookTwitterPinterestRedditJanuary 19, 20200 CommentsRead more...
How Its Made: Firing Tea Jars in JianshuiBitterleaf2019-09-10T23:07:11+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...FacebookTwitterPinterestRedditSeptember 10, 20190 CommentsRead more...
The Tea Market Experience – April 2019Bitterleaf2019-09-10T22:25:43+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...FacebookTwitterPinterestRedditApril 19, 20190 CommentsRead more...
The Tea Market Experience – March 2019Bitterleaf2019-03-07T01:00:04+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...FacebookTwitterPinterestRedditMarch 7, 20191 CommentRead more...
The Tea Market Experience – January 2019Bitterleaf2019-01-18T19:39:49+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...FacebookTwitterPinterestRedditJanuary 18, 20191 CommentRead more...
The Tea Market Experience – November 2018Bitterleaf2019-01-17T15:32:52+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...FacebookTwitterPinterestRedditNovember 15, 20180 CommentsRead more...
The Tea Market Experience – October 2018Bitterleaf2018-10-13T01:45:56+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...FacebookTwitterPinterestRedditOctober 11, 20180 CommentsRead more...
Digging in Yixing Part IIIBitterleaf2018-06-06T23:04:56+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...FacebookTwitterPinterestRedditJanuary 31, 20180 CommentsRead more...
Digging in Yixing Part IIBitterleaf2018-06-06T18:31:30+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...FacebookTwitterPinterestRedditJanuary 18, 20180 CommentsRead more...
Digging in Yixing Part IBitterleaf2019-01-13T13:14:40+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...FacebookTwitterPinterestRedditJanuary 18, 20180 CommentsRead more...
How to Choose a Puer TeaBitterleaf2019-08-21T22:08:49+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...FacebookTwitterPinterestRedditJanuary 5, 20180 CommentsRead more...
Jingdezhen Ghost MarketBitterleaf2017-09-06T17:23:38+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,...FacebookTwitterPinterestRedditSeptember 6, 20170 CommentsRead more...
Jingdezhen – Junction of China’s Past and FutureBitterleaf2018-02-11T21:15:00+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...FacebookTwitterPinterestRedditJune 7, 20170 CommentsRead 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...FacebookTwitterPinterestRedditFebruary 2, 20170 CommentsRead more...
