video tea review and tea tasting blog
As I continue to learn about tea, I also try to keep up with how teas are described, marketed, and presented. One of the most important elements in talking about teas is TASTE. But what is taste? How does one experience taste? On one level, taste refers to the naming of the chemical components in [...]
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(Part I of X in a series on understanding classic teas) Other names: Longjing, Long Ching, Lung Ching, or other combinations of these spellings Origin: Hangzhou area of Zhejiang Province China. Key villages or areas include MeiJiaWu (梅家坞) and Shi Feng (狮峰). For more thorough research on production areas and cultivars used, I recommend these [...]
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About a month ago, Consumerist covered the story of a Teavana consumer who was unable to replicate the in-store tea tasting experience when steeping the tea at home. With some follow-up, the consumer discovered the steeping instructions she followed on the side of the package could not yield the result delivered at the store tasting. [...]
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. Who has the best teas? This question gets asked by WTR readers at one time or another. I decided look at the Scoresheet and try to answer that question from a more objective approach. The results may be surprising. Take a look:
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