Guanyin Pavilion Tea House: Drinking the Same Jasmine Green for 20 Years Bitterleaf2023-04-03T00:06:09+08:00 Located about ½ an hour outside of Chengdu, Guanyin Pavilion tea house has been standing for over 100 years. With little to no modern renovations... Facebook Twitter Pinterest Reddit April 2, 20230 Comments Read more...
Chaozhou Dancong Oolong: How It’s Made, A Visual Guide Bitterleaf2022-11-22T18:10:32+08:00In this video we show you, not tell you, the steps involved when making Dancong Oolong maocha. This is the initial processing for Dancong, after... Facebook Twitter Pinterest Reddit July 22, 20212 Comments Read more...
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 shift... 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 also... 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 and... 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 is... 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 Jianshui... 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 in... 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 to... 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 loaded... 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 to... 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 to... 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 to... 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 to... 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 to... 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 and... 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 is... 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 areas,... 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 question... 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, which... Facebook Twitter Pinterest Reddit September 6, 20170 Comments Read more...
