Life in Teacup

It was a nice surprise to re-discover this tea. It was from 2013 winter harvest. For the past several years it was "out of stock",...

I noticed some change in my tea drinking pattern. Just several years ago, in 2009-ish, I still didn't get what was in shu puerh that c...

My apologies for not having been writing much on the blog and for failing to respond to some of your emails! I have a lot to write about tea...

I have to admit that these days I'm very behind about what's happening in the tea world and overall in this world. (On the other han...

Most tea drinkers I know of don't drink tea for its health benefits, although it's widely believed that tea has a lot of health bene...

"Kokang has great tea!" said General Pheung Kya-shin on September 29, 2006. This line was printed on the wrappers of some lim...

This is a tea I sampled a few months ago and it's so interesting that I still think of it from time to time. Recently, I also constant...

Part (1) is here .  3. Temperature I don't believe temperature is a big factor that can cause over-brewing. As previously explained,...

You know, when you send a nice gift to family or friends, and when they enjoy it very much, you would feel so proud of yourself for finding ...

Perfect green tea season now! I had a tea gathering with my friend Bin and his wife. Obviously my friends are of the Facebook generation. ...

Last week, a very important figure in puerh history, Lu Yun, passed away, at the age of 57. The name of Lu Yun is less mentioned in recent...

More pictures are here . The pictures are rather small and are mainly for the purpose of style identification. These pictures could b...

I'm sitting in a room full of 2014 new green teas, while drinking this last bit of a 2013 green tea called "wild orchid bud"...

Similar to the previous blog sales -  If interested, please contact me at gingkoheight @ g m ail . com before April 11, 2014.   I will try...

A pair of 2006 sheng and shu custom made for Malaysia Puerh Association, symbolized with Twin Tower of Kuala Lumpur. Mourning on the...

Xia Guan changed the design of its green box for this Jia Ji Tuo in 2005. This is the older "green box" produced in the first part...