Journal
Tea notes, mountain context, brewing records, and manor updates.
Explorations into ancient tea mountain terroirs, traditional brewing rituals, aging dynamics, and the cultural heritage of Chinese tea.
Welcome to our tea journal. Here we chronicle harvest expeditions across Yunnan's renowned mountains—from Menghai and Bulang to Yiwu and Lincang—alongside practical brewing guides and collector perspectives on vintage Pu-erh preservation.
In the sensory evaluation of Pu-erh tea, one indicator is the infusion color. What kind of infusion color indicates better quality Pu-erh tea?Because Pu-erh tea is divided into new and aged tea, raw and ripe Pu-erh, as well as dry and wet storage, it is difficult...
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Cloud tea is like life; life is learning, wisdom is cultivation. Dear friends, today I would like to take everyone deep into the production process of ripe Pu-erh tea. Using Ba Jiao Ting's ripe Pu-erh as an example, let us see how a delicious cup of...
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Pu-erh tea storage is not something magical; it is merely a necessity for tea marketing. When discussing storage, what everyone knows is that it relates to aged Pu-erh tea. So, in the transition from new tea to aged tea, is it impossible without so-called storage? Based...
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Cloud tea is like life; life is learning, wisdom is cultivation. Today, I would like to share with everyone the story behind the birth of Seven Sons Cake Tea. This name sounds very traditional in Chinese style, but its emergence was actually a matter of the...
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Drinking Pu-erh tea is inherently an elegant pursuit that integrates the body and mind with nature, allowing one's thoughts to return to the natural world. However, if "smoky" off-flavors appear during the tea-drinking process, the wonderful experience of tasting tea is instantly diminished.These odors may be...
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Cloud tea is like life; life is learning, wisdom is cultivation. Dear tea friends, today I would like to share with you the story of the birth of New China's first tea brand—China Tea. This story begins in 1938. The predecessor of China Tea Corporation was...
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The storage of Pu-erh tea is an important stage in its production and can also be considered a deep processing stage following the primary processing of Pu-erh tea. Whether it is natural storage or traditional storage, dry storage or wet storage, they can all be seen...
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"Cloud tea is like life; life is learning, wisdom is cultivation." Dear tea friends, today I will share with you the story behind the evolution of the Tong Qing trademark. From the "Long Ma trademark" to the "Double Lion Flag design," this change is actually a...
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Recently, with the rise of Pu-erh tea in mainland China, rumors regarding "Hong Kong storage" have emerged, with some even labeling it as "wet storage," and various suspicious rumors have been spreading.We must always understand one thing: we actually know nothing about the actual processing techniques...
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Cloud tea is like life; life is learning, wisdom is cultivation. Dear friends, today I begin talking with everyone about another legendary tea estate on the Yiwu tea mountains—Tong Qing Hao. If Anlehao is a representative of tribute tea, then Tong Qing is the paradigm of...
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Why store tea? You need a pleasant reason to store tea. Storing tea has three main benefits—economy, peace of mind, and pleasure. The reasons for the pleasure derived from storing tea consist mainly of these three points.Economy—collecting in bulk saves costs.First, collecting in bulk obviously saves...
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Cloud tea is like life; life is learning, wisdom is cultivation. Dear tea friends, today I want to tell you a story about tribute tea. How did Anlehao become a supplier of imperial tribute tea? This question must begin with Li Kaiji's dual identity. As mentioned...
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