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Tea Blog
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Jun 2019
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One shouldn't be afraid to over-steep good tea
Posted By: TEA SIDE Times Read: 470
A couple of years ago, a fellow tea connoisseur shared such a piece of “Chinese” wisdom with me: “If you want to sell tea, make a soft brew; if you want to buy tea, make a strong brew; if you want to treat your friends to a cup of tea, make a regular brew.”
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Mar 2019
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Wet and Dry. Sheng Pu-erhs of Different Storage
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About how storage conditions influence the development of sheng (raw) pu-erh tea taste. About traditional Hong Kong storage. About natural storage in different climates. And about what formation of taste preferences depends on.
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Jan 2019
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Six Properties of Shu Pu-erh to Understand It Better
Posted By: TEA SIDE Times Read: 829
According to some Chinese specialists’ opinions, one has to consider the following 6 properties of tea to understand shu pu-erh: depth of taste, smoothness, moisture, sweetness (sugariness), purity of taste, and quality of flavor.
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Jan 2019
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How to make oolong tea gong fu brewing style
Posted By: TEA SIDE Times Read: 1086
Oolong tea is well suited for the tea ceremony. It has a bright organoleptic (taste and aromatic) properties, which change in the process of brewing, from steeping to steeping.
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Aug 2018
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Round Tea Hong Tai Chang (鸿泰昌圆茶)
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“Hong Tai Chang” cakes are ones of the exclusive representatives of the pu-erh tradition - a bright flourish in the history of pu-erh tea.
02
Aug 2018
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Сaffeine in tea. 8 signs and ways to identify it.
Posted By: TEA SIDE Times Read: 456
Well, what does the content of caffeine found in tea depend on? Is there caffeine in green tea?
30
Jul 2018
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Interview with James Schergen (teaDB)
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James happened to visit Thailand on Songkran. But instead of pouring water on each other's back we had interesting tea-talks pouring water into a teapot.
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Apr 2018
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What is oolong tea
Posted By: TEA SIDE Times Read: 726
Oolong tea is a combination of the material and technology. Both factors matter and affect the taste. Aging is also applicable here and true oolongs only gain taste and power with years.
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Apr 2017
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Craft ripe pu-erh. Interview with Tea Mail
Posted By: TEA SIDE Times Read: 1538
Interview about my own ripe pu-erh production technology, I am developing since 2013.
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Dec 2013
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Journey to old and wild tea trees. Part 1
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The begging of the story about our tea trip to the north of Thailand. Part one with the fortuitous turn.
