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Yellow tea is a variety of green tea, and it is renowned as the “royal” tea of China. Like green teas and black teas, yellow teas are not subject to special growing or harvesting.

All green teas go straight from the harvest to a process that the tea industry calls the “kill-green.” The “kill-green” process stops all oxidization at the desired level. Black teas get a lot more special treatment, as they are wilted, then bruised, and then allowed to turn black in the air as they oxidize, while green tea and yellow tea receive none of this processing. Continue reading ‘Yellow Tea – The “Royal” Tea of China. -A Variety of Green Tea’ »

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When dealing with pu-erh tea, we are dealing with the “fine wine” of China! There is the same intense devotion of the lovers of the beverage, the same labyrinth of grading and certification, the same conflicts over the best soil, the best leaves, the best methods of processing, the best way to serve the brew.

Pu-erh also can benefit tremendously from careful aging. It is variously spelled as “pu’er” and “pu-erh,” and is sometimes known as bolay tea among the Cantonese Chinese. Pu-erh tea is almost always sold in the form of compressed bricks of tea, in several sizes and shapes, from oval balls to perfect cubes weighing anywhere between 10 and 2000 grams. Continue reading ‘Pu-Erh Tea – With tremendous Benefits of careful aging’ »

Herbal teas are different from the traditional teas of the Orient. When we enjoy tea, we generally enjoy the treated leaves of the Camilla Sinsensis plant, a drink discovered in Southeast Asia and cultivated for thousands of years. Herbal teas also have a ancient and interesting history.

Any student of medicine will point out that throughout the world, healers have gone into the wilderness to find plants that can ease the illnesses of mankind, or to create wonderful drinks for the sheer pleasure of their favors. What these healers found was a treasure trove of botanical materials that give us wonderful drinks and restorative medicinal brews. Continue reading ‘Herbal Tea – Tea For Healing’ »