Des jolis coffrets découvertes sont en cours de préparation...
Une idée pour vos cadeaux de Noël?
Ils seront déclinés en trois séries:
thés verts des Montagnes Jaunes
thés noirs des Montagnes Jaunes
wulong des Monts du Phénix
Following recent discussions with tea friends on the Dancongs and their aging, I undug from my storage one of my old Dancongs, a little Ba Xian from 2015, the first tea bought from my friend who produced it in Lingtou. It was precisely while looking for this tea that I met my friend Zhang. It must be said that in Shanghai, finding Dancongs in a tea house is quite exceptional, so I had directly contacted various producers through Chinese social networks. I have a little soft spot for Ba Xian, one of those complex teas that have always amazed me, both the real Dancong and their clones exported to Taiwan. If I look back to my history with the Dancongs,...
Unable to go to China due to the sanitary situation, two weeks ago we asked some friends who are producers in the WuYi mountains to send us a set of samples of rock teas.We received the samples during the week. Let's start a comparative testing... a real sport game! Nine Yancha, nine Gaiwan, nine serving pot, eighteen cups, five infusions per gaiwan, or forty-five cups of tea per person in two hours ...We made a real sacrifice for the pleasure of your taste buds ... And we had enough to occupy the rainy afternoons.We need a few more days of reflection, some more specific tastings for one or other of the teas that we have chosen and from this weekend...
Autumn is now well established.Temperatures are slowly dropping.The sky is getting darker.We want to stay home, seeking a cocoon of sweetness.The warmth of autumn colors envelops us.Would you find a better tea for this season than a fragrant Qimei ?Tasty notes of bakery and cocoa combined with the enveloping sweetness of powdery rose ...And for you, which tea best represents this period?
For new tree, you need to plant a seed. Or more simply let nature take its course: the tree makes a fruit, the fruit falls or is eaten by an animal which transports it far away, and the seed germinates and gives rise to a new shrub, a new tree… With a few exceptions , it is the universal method of reproduction of fruit trees.But what about the tea plant? It's a camellia with pretty white flowers and funny trilobed fruits. It even bears so much fruit that in certain regions of China it is made one of the most popular oils. However, few of these seeds will give a new tea plant ...For centuries, when one wants to multiply...
