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... July 22, 20212 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... 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... 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... March 29, 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... 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... September 10, 20190 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... January 5, 20180 Comments Read more...
How Many Times to Brew Puer – A Not-So-Definitive Guide Bitterleaf2015-11-15T10:03:46+08:00One of Puer tea’s most attractive features is arguably its brewing endurance. Taste, complexity, variety and ability to age/mature are also main draws, but they’re... October 22, 20150 Comments Read more...
