Brewing 4 Oolong Teas: Live Video
September 27, 2021 – Video Notes: Visit the NW Tea Festival nwteafestival.com NW Tea Festival on Facebook Oolong Teas We Brewed Sip along with us at home! Teaware We Used Join the Next Live Video:
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What is Dong Ding Oolong Tea?
April 29, 2021 – Dong Ding is a style of rolled oolong tea from the Dong Ding Mountain region in Taiwan. The aroma is rich, floral, and slightly toasty. The taste encompasses all of those notes, together with a special honey sweetness, and a hint of fruit. The finish is long and sweetly lingering. Dong Ding means “frozen peak,” […]
How to do a Tea Cupping: Taste 3 Delicious Black Teas!
January 19, 2021 – Watch the video above to see our black tea tasting in action, or you can read a text version with even more info included, below. Feel free to brew along with us at home! About the 3 Black Teas For this cupping, we chose a range of black teas which show the breadth of variety […]
Wuyi Rock Tea Oolong: History, Legend, & How to Brew
October 21, 2020 – Wuyi rock tea is wildly popular with tea enthusiasts in-the-know, but it is not widely available in the US. How can a beginner rock tea enthusiast get started with these confusing and intriguing oolongs? And why in the world is it called “rock tea?!” Don’t worry, CC Fine Tea is here to help! Read on […]
Green Tea Fundamentals Pt 1: Regions & Varieties
September 14, 2020 – Have you ever walked into a restaurant and ordered a green tea by name? It’s pretty uncommon to have more choices than “green or black,” but there are actually a vast spectrum of green tea varieties in the world. Green tea can range from strongly savory, to delicately floral, to rich and fruity and any […]
3 Taiwanese Teas: Beautiful Ball-Shaped Oolongs
August 21, 2020 – What is Taiwan Ball Oolong? Today we are writing about three oolong teas from Taiwan, which are all made in the rolled ball shape. This is in contrast to strip or twisted-style oolongs, which are also rolled during processing but are finished with the leaves uncurled. The three Taiwanese ball oolong teas we are discussing […]
Jason’s Tea Diary, Pt 2: Fascinating History of Jing Mai Pu-Erh
June 15, 2020 – Part 2 focuses on the history of Pu-Erh tea in Jing Mai. You may also enjoy Jason’s Tea Diary – Jing Mai Pu-Erh: Part I, about our source of Jing Mai Pu-Erh Tea. Writing & Photography by Jason Chen In the early morning dawn, the crowing birds are waking up Jing Mai Mountain City, where […]
Jason’s Tea Diary, Pt 1: Wonderful Jing Mai Pu-Erh
June 3, 2020 – Writing & Photography by Jason Chen The Trip to Jing Mai In April of 2019, I took off on a 7:45 am flight from Shanghai Pudong Airport to Xishuangbanna, the southernmost airport in China. Four hours later, A Liang, a good friend, came to pick us up at the airport and then drive us to […]
Spring 2020 Green Tea: Limited Edition Mao Feng and Dragon Well
May 11, 2020 – CC Fine Tea is proud to introduce two new premium seasonal green teas for the Spring of 2020! Limited availability: once sold out, these teas will be gone forever! How were the Premium 2020 Spring Green Teas made? Experienced tea professionals grew, harvested, and processed the Mao Feng and Dragon Well at our own organic […]
Matcha: The Hidden History of Chinese Powdered Green Tea
June 4, 2019 – Written by Jason Chen History of Matcha Matcha originated in China and became popular in the Tang Dynasty about 1,000 years ago. A common practice was to hold tea parties. Everyone – officials, dignitaries, the literati, even the masses – received their friends and relatives for tea. It was common for matcha brewing competitions to […]
