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...September 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...April 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...March 29, 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...January 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...September 10, 20190 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...
How Many Times to Brew Puer – A Not-So-Definitive GuideBitterleaf2015-11-15T10:03:46+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...October 22, 20150 CommentsRead more...