We have been receiving tons of tea samples from Amy in our China office and have been so busy cupping has been a challenge, can you imagine?
What we have cupped and purchased is a very limited harvest bai hao silver needle that is amazing. When…
The weather is cold and dreary in Nanjing and I have spent the entire short visit in the hotel enjoying the very nice accomadations, writing and catching up with stuff in the US. Excited about the teas I have purchased in Fuding, I have a lot to…
Photos from Fuding Mountain and the Organic Gardens
Narrow pass on the drive up
New garden at the base of the "tea" mountain
The pride of a job well done Amy and the gang on our way up
The six organic gardens
Organic teas in spring …
I was looking forward to cupping teas in Hangzhou because I can always depend on Paul to source some good early spring Dragon Well's and he came thru as always. We spent the morning sampling several different grades including one from ancient trees.…
We cupped so much tea that I forgot to eat!
We began our day traveling across town to a tea market where various brokers have set up small shops selling a wide range of teas. As I entered the market I was overcome with the intense aroma of Pu'erh…
Black
Puerh
Oolong
Green
Herbal
Rooibos