Tea Education

The change from the Mao Feng market to Yan Cha has been a bit of a tea culture shock. Looking for tea in huangshan was in a way so much simpler bec...

This is one of the most mis-identified teas in the tea forums. I have seen this tea asked about numerous times and each time with different answers. Answers have ranged from Chun Mee (close) to Gua Pian (I really hope your GP doesn't look like this). 

If you ask a Huang Shan native what tea it is, they would simply reply "碌茶“ green tea. 

Let me tell you a secret. When I first came to China in 2017 Huang Shan was my least favorite place. I found the teas to be the least exciting and ...

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From experience as well as from conversations with other sellers I have found that one of the biggest challenges that the western tea market faces ...

Abstract: In this article, I will talk about how I see terroir. I will begin to show you the complexities of terroir and begin to reveal that terro...

The following article is based on my experiences and the experiences I have seen others go through when it comes to buying tea. As I continue to ga...

I opened the bag, looked in, and let out a sigh.  “You don’t think it's good?” asked the shop owner in chinese.  Since she asked I replied honestly...

Huang Shan Mao Feng often falls under the radar for most tea drinkers. Its soft flavor doesn't attract alot of attention. With not so much informat...

  In this episode of Mao Feng Mondays I look a little deeper in a topic that has been bothering me recently, teas on the market too early. Mao...