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The Tea Market Experience – April 2019

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, 2019

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The Tea Market Experience – March 2019

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, 2019

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The Tea Market Experience – January 2019

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, 2019

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The Tea Market Experience – November 2018

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, 2018

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The Tea Market Experience – October 2018

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, 2018

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Digging in Yixing Part III

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, 2018

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Digging in Yixing Part II

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, 2018

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Digging in Yixing Part I

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, 2018

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How to Choose a Puer Tea

This 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, 2018

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Jingdezhen Ghost Market

In 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, 2017

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Jingdezhen – Junction of China’s Past and Future

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, 2017

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Month in Pictures (January ’17)

The year is off to a good start after receiving these 3 #tea jars. They're made extra special due to...

February 2, 2017

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Month in Pictures (December ’16)

Decided to try something a bit different for our first #tea of the day after receiving some matcha as a...

January 1, 2017

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Month in Pictures (November ’16)

Taking a break between touring #tea gardens in Feng Huang to drink some song zhong dancong oolong. Now that our...

December 2, 2016

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Weeks In Pictures (October 10 – 31)

We've restocked our Ink teacups. They're a little smaller this time around and a perfect size for gongfu #tea. A...

November 2, 2016

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The Differences Between Spring and Fall Puer

Obligatory apology - We know that this blog has not been updated with insightful content in quite a while, and apologize. Vendor blogs tend...

October 16, 2016

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Week In Pictures (October 3 – 9)

You 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, 2016

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Week In Pictures (September 26 – October 2)

Enjoying some poolside #tea just one last time before heading home. A photo posted by Bitterleaf (@bitterleafteas) on Sep 26, 2016 at 9:08am PDT Embracing the...

October 3, 2016

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