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Plucking young tea leaves in China

How Does the Timing of a Harvest Impact a Tea’s Quality?

By , on September 28, 2016 in: Specialty Tea

 Harvest Date as a Standard For Specialty Tea This post is part of a continuing series of writings by Seven Cups founder, Austin Hodge, for the International Specialty Tea Association. The aim of this series is to detail twelve elements that can be used to authenticate and value specialty tea. The previous post on how the environmental conditions… // MORE

Bai Ji Guan bush seen here growing

Field Notes – Wuyishan Wulong I

By , on April 25, 2014 in: Specialty Tea

Bai Ji Guan   This is excerpt from a batch of Zhuping’s notes sent back from the Wuyi Mountains a few days ago. These notes are part of an effort to pair teas in our catalog with detailed pictures of their bush varieties. I thought they were an excellent explanation of not only a specific… // MORE