Tea Education

  • Judging Huang Shan Mao Feng by Appearance.

    by Dylan Conroy
    Of all the teas that are easy to judge by appearance, Mao Feng is probably the easiest.Before I continue, I want to make it clear that what I have ...
    Posted in green tea, huang shan mao feng

  • Is Fu Ding White Tea Really Better than Zhe Rong White Tea?

    by Dylan Conroy

    I asked a few makers why Fu Ding was better, and almost all gave the same answer: "better making" or "better equipment." It took me almost a year to understand what they meant.

    How can you have "better making" in white tea? Is one person's technique for laying teas out to dry really that much better than another's? This question baffled me for almost a year until I was sitting in the tea room of a new maker, and he finally shed some light on the differences from a single light bulb hanging from the ceiling.

  • June 2026 Subscription: Red, White and Oolong Oh My!

    by Dylan Conroy
    This round of subscriptions is part two of the spring season. In part one, we saw lots of greens. In part two, we are seeing anything but. This rou...

  • April 2026 Subscription: Spring Greens!

    by Dylan Conroy
    Welcome to the long-awaited, highly anticipated April 2026 Spring Teas subscription box!In this subscription, we are showcasing some fresh 2026 spr...

  • Opinion: The Tea Market is Better than it's Ever Been Thanks to Machines

    by Dylan Conroy
    One of the best things to happen to the tea market as a whole was the invention of tea making machines. Tea making machines often get a bad wrap be...

  • Subscriptions Round Two: Bai Lin Gong Fu

    by Dylan Conroy
    This box is pretty straight forward and simple. Take one tea and really understand it.Bai Lin Gong Fu is a black tea from Bai Lin Town in Fu Ding. ...

  • A Search for Qimen

    by Dylan Conroy
    I stepped out of the cab and was met with familiar sights, sounds and smells. I was standing at the end of Tunxi’s Old Street, a corner I have stoo...

  • Tale of Two Tea Shops: Part Two

    by Dylan Conroy
    Thank you to Abigal for reminding me to finish this story.Here is part onehttps://sweetestdew.com/blogs/tea-education/a-tale-of-two-tea-shops-part-...

  • Subscription Box #1: White Tea Cakes

    by Dylan Conroy
    This is the first month of selling organized subscriptions and for the first focused subscription we are looking at white tea cakes. The subscripti...

  • Everything I know About White Tea So Far

    by Dylan Conroy
    I have been in the white tea region for one year and in that time my understanding of white tea making and its flavor have developed greatly. While...

  • Pre-Sale Updates: Timeline

    by Dylan Conroy
    Hello Everyone. I Want to first thank everyone for their interest and support of the 2025 presales. This years presale was the biggest yet and I lo...

  • Presales are live!

    by Dylan Conroy
    Presales are back this year, but they are a little different. In the past there have been some struggles with presales. One of the main struggles b...
}
html