Very Expensive Vs Moderately Priced Longjing

Hello friends, I have had this post on my radar for a while and finally got around to it. I had a sample pack of Harney and Sons Mejiawu Lung Ching with a sticker shock price of $650 / lb. and wanted to compare it to a more moderately priced but still very high quality … Continue reading Very Expensive Vs Moderately Priced Longjing →

Two Kinds of Dayuling

I recently won a giveaway on Instagram from Spiritwood Tea and included in that giveaway was some Dayuling tea. I have to say I did not know about Dayuling before receiving these teas. There are three main regions in Taiwan for tea - Alishan, Li Shan, and Dayuling. Dayuling tea is grown at an elevation … Continue reading Two Kinds of Dayuling →

Tea and Quarantine and Oriental Beauty

This post will be a little bit random and a little bit unusual for me. I will start by telling you that my job is considered essential services and I am still getting paid, and for that I am very blessed and grateful. I've been unsure about how to handle the blog during a time … Continue reading Tea and Quarantine and Oriental Beauty →

Comparing The Effect of Different Sized Brewing Vessels

I've been brewing tea with my tiny gaiwan lately and I have noticed a pattern. The tea seems to taste better than I remember it tasting in my slightly larger gaiwans. As it turns out, I just happen to have a much larger gaiwan that is the same material as my tiny one, which naturally … Continue reading Comparing The Effect of Different Sized Brewing Vessels →

My First Guest Post

I was recently asked to submit a guest post for the blog Not Just A Cuppa as part of their 365 day tea challenge. I was honored to be asked to contribute and I had to step up my photo game a little bit because they have very nice pictures on their posts! I went … Continue reading My First Guest Post →