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...September 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...April 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...March 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...January 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...November 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...October 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...January 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...January 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...January 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...January 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,...September 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...June 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...February 2, 20170 CommentsRead more...
Month in Pictures (December ’16)Bitterleaf2017-03-31T22:57:40+08:00 Decided to try something a bit different for our first #tea of the day after receiving some matcha as a...January 1, 20170 CommentsRead more...
Month in Pictures (November ’16)Bitterleaf2017-02-02T16:45:36+08:00 Taking a break between touring #tea gardens in Feng Huang to drink some song zhong dancong oolong. Now that our...December 2, 20160 CommentsRead more...
Weeks In Pictures (October 10 – 31)Bitterleaf2017-02-02T16:14:49+08:00 We've restocked our Ink teacups. They're a little smaller this time around and a perfect size for gongfu #tea. A...November 2, 20160 CommentsRead more...
The Differences Between Spring and Fall PuerBitterleaf2016-10-28T01:10:39+08:00Obligatory apology - We know that this blog has not been updated with insightful content in quite a while, and apologize. Vendor blogs tend...October 16, 20160 CommentsRead more...
Week In Pictures (October 3 – 9)Bitterleaf2016-11-13T02:33:54+08:00You want small teapots? You got'em. Enjoy micro-gongfu #tea sessions with this sub 10ml teapot, aka teapot for ants. A photo posted by Bitterleaf (@bitterleafteas)...October 10, 20160 CommentsRead more...
Week In Pictures (September 26 – October 2)Bitterleaf2016-10-16T14:49:24+08:00Enjoying some poolside #tea just one last time before heading home. A photo posted by Bitterleaf (@bitterleafteas) on Sep 26, 2016 at 9:08am PDTEmbracing the...October 3, 20160 CommentsRead more...
Week In Pictures (September 19 – 25)Bitterleaf2016-10-05T20:32:15+08:00Brewing some Old Stalk 2002 Lincang raw puer and letting one of our new snail #tea pets explore its natural habitat. A photo posted by...September 26, 20160 CommentsRead more...
