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Puerh tea in 2014 – News from the mountains

Ancient Puerh Tea Garden in Mengsong We’ve been in Yunnan for the past couple of weeks & been travelling to a few different mountains, drinking some teas, chatting to folk...

Spring is here

It’s that season again… I’m packing up my bags and about to set off for Yunnan again. I’ve spent the past few weeks drinking through the teas we’ve pressed over...

A Journey With Liu Bao – A talk by Master Lim P...

I’ve had this video for a while, of a talk that Lim Ping Xiang gave in Kunming last spring in a small teahouse in Kunming. One of the regulars in...

Handmade Wuyi Yancha – Master Huang in Chinese ...

I thought I’d share this documentary showing Master Huang and his sons making Wuyi Yancha. His eldest son (Shen Hui) gives much of the commentary, but Master Huang can be...

The most expensive Puerh Tea?

The prices achieved in Chinese tea auctions for antique puerh teas never cease to amaze me. Like with wine or whiskey, it seems there is almost no limit to the...

New Website

As you’ve no doubt noticed, we have a new website. This is the product of much of my summer’s work. It’s amazing how long these things take. Hopefully the website...