Tea Education

  • Can You Ruin White Tea?

    by Dylan Conroy
    I handed them the bag. They opened it, took one sniff and said “It’s ruined. I can’t drink it” I had brought them a few bags and they quickly went through them all and quickly came to the same conclusion.

  • Three Things You Probably Didn't Know About Qimen

    by Dylan Conroy
    Qimen is the most widely known yet generally misunderstood tea. Actually, to say it's misunderstood is not accurate. There just doesn't seem to be ...

  • There is a type of tea slowly taking over the tea market and it has the potential to cause real harm.

    by Dylan Conroy
    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 ...

  • 2024 Source in review. (Part 1)

    by Dylan Conroy
    Every year holds challenges. To find teas that really showcase the specific  characteristics of the specific cultivar you have to pray for good wea...
    Posted in Bi Luo Chun, sourcing, tea blog, tea education

  • Tea Blog: Microdosing Da Fang

    by Dylan Conroy
    Tea Blog: Da FangThe remarkable woman who is behind the 100% handmade She Xian recently posted that she had some 100% handmade Da Fang. How could I...
    Posted in green tea, opinion

  • Differences Between Sourcing Mao Feng and Bi Luo Chun

    by Dylan Conroy
    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...

  • Tea Profile: Jin Mu Dan

    by Dylan Conroy
    There are always new Yan Cha teas. Huang Guan This or Qi That. Recently though, a variety has been gaining more popularity and with good reason.Ji...

  • 2020 Blog post: Early Pick Cultivars of Mao Feng

    by Dylan Conroy
    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 Feng ...

  • Second Trip to Bi Luo Chun Areas

    by Dylan Conroy
    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...

  • 2/22: "Ma Tou" Rou Gui

    by Dylan Conroy
    Spoiler: It wasnt actually Ma Tou. It was a sample sent by the woman who did the Purple Da Hong Pao. She has done some wonderful teas across differ...

  • My Biggest Lesson in Wuyi: I Know Nothing

    by Dylan Conroy
    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...

  • The Most Mis-Identified Green Tea on the Market

    by Dylan Conroy
    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. 
    Posted in green tea, tea education