by Dylan Conroy
June 8, 2024
I stood in the workshop of the Family I buy tea from. The single room across from the family’s home was filled with people. Besides the family who ...
by Dylan Conroy
May 26, 2024
Every year holds challenges. To find teas that really showcase the specific characteristics of the specific cultivar you have to pray for good wea...
by Dylan Conroy
April 30, 2023
Bi Luo Chun and Mao Feng are pretty opposite each other in terms of flavor. Mao Feng is smooth, rich, and bright. Bi Luo Chun is subtle but with ta...
by Dylan Conroy
March 16, 2023
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.
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by Dylan Conroy
March 16, 2023
With the Bi Luo Chun Season fast approaching it’s time to start putting in leg work. This week's trip to Dong Shan was meant to start getting mysel...
by Dylan Conroy
June 13, 2022
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...
by Dylan Conroy
February 16, 2022
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.
by Dylan Conroy
January 24, 2022
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 ...
by Dylan Conroy
January 9, 2022
To start we are going to look at the information collected by One River Tea and myself. We will go through it group by group and then discuss over...
by Dylan Conroy
December 12, 2021
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by Dylan Conroy
November 25, 2021
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 ...
by Dylan Conroy
April 23, 2021
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...
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