Flower Power — it’s still alive and well and super impressive! I have mentioned the Clitoria ternatea plant in a previous post (Ave Tea), and I’m having so much fun with it that I wanted to share a bit more about it because I’ve since discovered and used the powdered … Continue reading
Spring is just around the corner and I start thinking of lighter and fresher flavors. More fish and seafood are on the dinner menu at home. Now, when I turn more to green teas than to my favored blacks, the marine, even saline notes in Japanese green tea such as … Continue reading
Our friends over at Teaity posed an interesting question a couple of weeks ago via their Facebook page. “What tea did you formerly hate, but now love?” I thought it was such a great question. Immediately I was flooded with fond memories of the tea I formerly hated, but now love – … Continue reading
Continued from Precious State: The Unusual and Obscure Teas of Guizhou – Part 2 The government has been investing heavily in the Guizhou tea industry in recent years and bold propaganda banners can be seen throughout Shiqian warning farmers against the use of agricultural chemicals. Rui’s friend Xiang runs a … Continue reading
Continued from Precious State: The Unusual and Obscure Teas of Guizhou – Part 1 In contrast, Guizhou’s tea is generally consumed locally, giving it few opportunities to develop the kind of fame and following that teas like Pu Er and Anhua Hei Cha enjoy. Without a historical commodity tea industry, … Continue reading
Last spring I had the honor and privilege of accompanying my friend and LA-based tea sommelier Rebecca Razzall of TeaStream to the province of Guizhou, in Southwestern China. There we met up with her friend Rui Liu, a Guizhou native who is now based in London and imports tea under … Continue reading