Once in a while, we come across this theory: black tea cannot be infused with boiling temperature water because leaves can get burned and...

Our customers would know that almost all of our tea products are packaged in a smaller bag size. For oolong tea, one bag is about 7g to...

We’ve reopened! If you’ve purchased our eGift Cards, don’t forget to redeem them at our Dupont tea store! Both indoor and patio seating...

The aroma is a crucial quality criterion. This is why tea makers always say that “with aromas, a flower becomes alive; with aromas, a tea...

In our last blog, we talked about black tea “Jin Jun Mei/金骏眉” and the first two common misunderstandings. (see last blog for more) Today,...

Happy 4th of July! Click here to check out our holiday sale! When it comes to black tea, we have to talk about “Jin Jun Mei/金骏眉”, the...

In tea drinking, black tea is always considered good for the stomach. This is not a groundless claim. As a fully fermented tea, black tea...

When we discuss the history black tea, there’s one black tea we cannot avoid: Lapsang Souchong/正山小种. To many tea lovers, Lapsang Souchong...

The making of Black Tea is not a mystery. From the harvest, fresh leaves need to go through at least 9 stages of processing to become a...

In English, black tea has a controversial name. Because in its birthplace China, “black tea” is actually called “red tea” (Chinese: 红茶,...

Have you ever wondered what exactly does “Lapsang Souchong” mean? To non-Chinese speakers, this names simply doesn’t make sense. Neither...

Being world’s most famous tea, black tea is actually one of the youngest tea. Black tea first appeared in 1600s. Compared to green tea,...

Lao Cong Shui Xian, or Old Plant Shui Xian by its original meaning, is a Shui Xian tea in the Wuyi oolong family. The definition of Lao...

In our black tea selection, we have two kinds of Golden Eyebrow/Jin Jun Mei (Chinese: 金骏眉, the highest grade in black tea): Scent of...

Since the inception of this tea blog, we’ve received multiple questions about the use of Gaiwan(Chinese: 盖碗, meaning lid and bowl). The...

No matter how tiny it is, every life has its presence in the mountain. In tea gardens, moss is often overlooked but cannot be neglected....