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Tieguanyin, Wuyi Rock Oolong, and Silver Needle from Hence Tea

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I have more teas from Hence Tea today. This vendor is based in Los Angeles, California – so another US source for Chinese teas. On the tea menu are Tieguanyin, Wuyi Rock Da Hong Pao, and Silver Needle white tea. Hence Tea’s Tieguanyin Just from the scent alone, this is a heavy floral Tieguanyin. For this tea, I used boiling water and a leaf to gaiwan ratio of 1 gram per 15ml. Tieguanyin sips in buttery, sweet, powdered honey, with a vibrant floral carnation and orchid flavor. Each steeping dives deeper into the floral notes, adding some buttered popcorn to… Continue reading, hoot!

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Atlas Tea Club feat. Teas from Thailand

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Back again with Atlas Tea Club – a monthly tea subscription that sends you tea from a new country! I think this tea club is such a great idea as it explores one’s horizons, provides tea education, and no international shipping to deal with. The previous box I wrote about is the Nepal month. Today, I have teas from Thailand – Golden Lily Green, Gui Fei White, and Honey Scent Black! Not pictured is a baggie of paper infusers. Note: Typically everyone gets 2 teas per box with a choice of Greens, Variety, or Black teas – it appears I… Continue reading, hoot!

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2020 Nightshade Old Tree White Tea from Floating Leaves Tea

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I’m always excited to see a new white tea being offered by Floating Leaves Tea, as one of my favorite white teas of all time is their Red Peony. Today is a brand new white tea – Nightshade Old Tree White Tea! This is a 2020 Lincang, Yunnan white tea, so a bit different than their usual Taiwanese teas. Leaf and Steeping Method Not too much scent from the leaves. There is a powdery sweet scent and lovely grayscale like appearanceI used 1 gram of leaf per 20ml of vessel size, gongfu steeped in boiling water. After a rinse, I… Continue reading, hoot!

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2021 September White2tea Club feat. 2018 Gongmei

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Let’s go! 2021 September White2tea club time! In this box is a fancy 2021 Baimudan and 2018 Gongmei whites, as well as 2021 Yesheng Gushu Hongcha. If you were waiting on my 2021 August club post, China Post still has it, so I’ve just decided to proceed with September. August through November I’ve had all my packages from China either show up immediately or months. 2021 Baimudan White from 2021 September White2tea club The fresh Baimudan leaves are shades of light and dark green mixed with fuzzy silver buds, all with an itchy freshly cut timothy hay and floral scent.… Continue reading, hoot!

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Fuding Shou Mei White Tea Mini Cakes from Teavivre

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During the last Teavivre sale, which is always the best time to load up on daily drinkers, I decided to cash in a bunch of points and buy old daily drinker favorites as well as some interesting white teas. One of these teas is Teavivre’s Fuding Shou Mei White Tea Mini Cakes. The site says they are 2018 material, pressed into little squares in 2020. Leaf and Steeping Method I find these mini square teas so much fun! Each one is 5 grams. The square has a lemon and fresh linen scent. I went with 1 gram of leaf per… Continue reading, hoot!

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Nannuo Moonlight White from West China Tea

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Today’s tea is a Moonlight White (Yue Guang Bai) from Farmer Li Shulin, via West China Tea. This white tea is grown in Nannuo Mountain, Yunnan, China. A number of West China Tea’s teas are from Li Shulin, so there are lots to explore if you want to deep dive into Nannuo teas. After I received these teas, I found out that Li Shulin had a tragic fire – losing his home, tea harvest, and equipment. There is a GoFundMe to help support his return to tea farming. I have more Li Shulin’s teas as I was hoping to do… Continue reading, hoot!

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Atlas Tea Club feat. Nepal Teas

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Interested in expanding your tea experience by trying teas from all around the world? Looking for a gift for a tea lover that has it all? I honestly wished I thought of this tea club – every month Atlas Tea Club sends you tea grown from a different country. No ordering from many different tea vendors from around the world, nor waiting for long international shipping (don’t get me started how bad international shipping has been lately), as Atlas Tea Club is based in the US. As well as trying teas from around the world, Atlas Tea Club lets you… Continue reading, hoot!

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2020 Moon Waffles White Tea from White2tea

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My love of Yunnan White tea knows no bounds! I blind purchased a cake of 2020 Moon Waffles, a bud-heavy Yunnan white tea that is pressed into a convenient thin waffle pattern. I am a fan of White2tea’s Waffles shou, so it was exciting to see a white tea waffle! Leaf and Steeping Method The cake is gorgeous with the dark leaves mixed with furry silver buds, all with a faintly floral scent. Thankfully, it is not difficult to snap off squares of white tea. For gongfu style, I used 1gram of leaf per 20ml of vessel size, steeped in… Continue reading, hoot!

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2021 June White2tea Club feat. 2021 Hype Sheng Puer

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Another year of HYPE! June’s White2tea club included a full cake of 2021 Hype Sheng Puer. The months White2tea includes a full cake is always a deal ($38 a cake vs $29.99 tea club price). Also included is a sample of 2021 Yesheng Gushu Baicha Maocha, which is available in cake form. 2021 Hype Sheng Puer from 2021 June White2tea Club The cake has a vegetal peppery scent. As usual, I used 1 gram of leaf per 15ml of vessel size, gongfu style with boiling water. The hot leaves have a steamed banana leaves scent. First, Second, and Third Infusion:… Continue reading, hoot!

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Umi Tea Sets’ Teapot and Shou Mei

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One popular site for teaware sets is Umi Tea Sets. They got practical tea sets, silver, miniature, novelty, but also loose leaf teas. Umi Tea Sets sent me one of their lovely teapots as well as a Shou Mei, so let’s get the whole set up a test run. Umi Tea Sets Teapot This cute lotus pot has a 150ml capacity and ergonomic kyusu design. I am left-handed and these right-handed kyusu pots tend to end in disaster for me, but the side lid knob that is offset makes it easier for me to get the right angle to pour,… Continue reading, hoot!