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Tea Trekker defines tea in the classic, traditional sense as pure, unadulterated dried leaf and leaf buds from the Camellia sinensis tea bush. This includes the three main Camellia sinensis varietals, each of which is comprised of dozens of local cultivars and….
Green, Yellow, White, Oolong, Black & Pu-erh defined….
Our tea-steeping instructions are based on the guidance we have been given by the artisans who make our teas and the Tea Masters we have visited during our tea sourcing trips to Asia….
Tips for steeping black tea
Tips for steeping green & jasmine tea
Tips for steeping oolong tea
Tips for steeping pu-erh & hei cha
Tips for steeping white tea
Traditionally, Matcha has been used in Japan in the Japanese tea ceremony (Chanoyu). But today, Matcha is also prepared and drunk in a more casual manner….
A good portion of the fun of enjoying tea is derived from the challenge of selecting the leaf that you will be steeping….
Western researchers are beginning to discover what tea drinkers in the East have believed for centuries – that tea is beneficial for maintaining health and vigor….
What is commodity tea? It is tea grown by large companies in newly-planted tea fields in areas of the world not usually associated with tea growing and that have very little tea making history. Conversely, traditionally-made tea uses….
How long will my tea keep?As with many of the particulars concerning the production of traditional foods and beverages, the how’s and why’s of tea production, storage, and drinking are not universally black and white….
Aaaahhhh……. the loveliness of fresh spring tea. Vibrant in color and fresh and sweet in flavor, first-of- the-season teas mark the arrival of a new tea year.There is nothing more exciting for tea drinkers than the first of a season’s new harvest tea….
In general, April, May & June are the major spring tea months in South and East Asia, when the china bush varieties of camellia sinensis bud and leaf out for the year….
The following is an approximate timeline of tea harvesting dates in China, India, Japan, Korea, Sri Lanka and Taiwan based on a normal weather cycle….
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