January 22, 2015
3 min read
There was a brief moment, in 2002 or so, when Eight Treasure Tea (Ba Bao Cha) was all the rage in Beijing. It was a beautiful fad. In honor of this, the following post has been broken down into eight sections.
November 24, 2014
2 min read
Green Eyebrow and White Peony Teas are back in stock, woo hoo! Our cup now runneth over where these two are concerned, and we don't intend to run out again.
September 22, 2014
1 min read
We spent this past weekend at the Common Ground Country Fair, giving out samples, talking tea, and generally enjoying ourselves immensely.
August 21, 2014
3 min read
Hunter goes long on the history of Gunpowder tea, the derivation of its name, and what the Moroccans do with it.
July 30, 2014
4 min read
If a picture is worth a thousand words then what we have here is a whole book about drinking tea... 
July 18, 2014
2 min read
In China, one of the customary greetings is still “sit down, have some tea,” and in Northern China this tea is most often jasmine.