A blog about tea.
Author: Tea Adventures
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Do You Need to Boil Water for Tea?
Water is a complicated when it comes to tea and water temperature can have a big effect on how the tea turns out. This article answers the question if you actually need boiling water to make tea.
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What to Do With Used Tea Leaves
Throwing away used tea leaves is a bad idea because there are several other things you can do instead. This article lists 9 things to do with used tea leaves.
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How to Use a Tea Kettle
A tea kettle is an important piece of equipment for making tea. This article explains how to use it and how to take care of your precious tea kettle.
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How Gyokuro is Made
Learn how gyokuro is made – gyokuro growing, gyokuro picking, gyokuro processing and gyokuro preparation.
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Different Types of Sencha
Learn about the different types of sencha – how sencha growing, sencha steaming and sencha blending affects taste.
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Wild Fengqing Red Tea Tasting (Ho Yum Tea)
The Wild Fengqing Red Tea from Ho Yum Tea is a real fruit bomb. Malt in combination with wild berries, lychee and elderflower.
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2011 Bada Gushu Sheng Tea Tasting (Xin An Chu)
The 2011 Bada Gushu Sheng is a gentle and pleasant tea. It’s bittersweet with hints of red fruits and a tiny bit of incense towards the finish.
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How to Break a Puerh Tea Brick
Not everyone knows how and why to break a puerh tea brick. This article offers a full explanation of how to break a puerh tea brick.
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2006 Jinggu Purple Dragon Ball Tea Tasting (Xin An Chu)
The 2006 Jinggu Purple Dragon Ball is an aged purple tea. It has strong notes of ripe summer fruits and some incense at the start of longer infusions.
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Can You Drink Puerh Tea at Night?
You can drink puerh tea at night, but it’s best to avoid tea with high caffeine levels. Aged puerh tea is always a good choice to drink at night.
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Does Puerh Tea Have Caffeine?
Caffeine in puerh tea is up for debate because there is no straightforward answer. The amount of caffeine in puerh tea depends on several factors.
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2014 Menghai Sheng Puerh Tuocha Tea Tasting (Cha Moods)
The 2014 Menghai Sheng Puerh Tuocha from Cha Moods is a fruity tea with a long-lasting aftertaste. It’s the perfect tea to drink on a hot summer’s day.
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2006 Xi Zi Hao Ban Po Lao Zhai Tea Tasting (Puerh.uk)
The 2006 Xi Zi Hao Ban Po Lao Zhai from Puerh.uk is a tea with an impressive energy and flavors that remind me of sweet and exotic summer fruits.
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Yixing vs. Jianshui Teapots
Jianshui Teapots and Yixing teapots are both made from clay? but there are some difference between these two types of clay.
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What is a Tuo Cha?
A tuo cha is a traditional shape of compressed puerh tea. It’s a dome shape that looks like a bird’s nest and a bowl.