Bitter Tea Journey
Visiting tea producing villages Lao Man E , Laobanzhang and other places on Bulang mountain. Sharing experience from tea sourcing trip in Menghai. Continue reading Bitter Tea Journey
Category: pu-erh tea
Articles about the puer tea. From sourcing the puerh tea through the processing explanation till the very end marketing tools applied to retail customers in order to make a sale. Helping to understand the quality of puer tea and differences between the price and actual value. Disclosing some unconventional methods of marketing in Puerh tea business and casting the light on the fake puer.
Ku Zhu Shan
Tea farmer with small own production from arbor tea trees planted in the forest area. Also being a part of the joined society of tea farmers generating larger quantities of the bush tea production together. Continue reading Ku Zhu Shan
Lao Wu Shan
Small family tea factory in Laowushan producing mainly sheng puerh tea from their arbor tea trees and nearby older Gushu trees. A tea farmer who managed to develop into the semi big tea manufacture scale. Continue reading Lao Wu Shan
Bai Mu Qing
Small village in Jinggu county with few individuals harvesting and producing tea from local plantations or from wild tea trees located in near by forest. Continue reading Bai Mu Qing
Pasha Lao Zhai
Tea farmer with own small tea garden located in forest on Pasha mountain. Mixture of young and old arbor tea trees which he harvesting and processing with his family. Continue reading Pasha Lao Zhai
Mang Fei
Tea village Mang Fei located in Yong De county. Tea gardens containing mostly young small arbor tea trees planted efficient way in rows yet with much lower density than traditional bush tea plantations. Continue reading Mang Fei
Zi Juan – Purple tea
ZiJuan – pruple tea varietal plantation located in forest area in Menghai near Dai village. Visiting a tea farmer from local ethnic minority and learning about their small processing tea manufacture. Continue reading Zi Juan – Purple tea
Ailao Shan
Ailao Shan – mountain with vast organic tea plantations and tea gardens. Tea farmers , small tea producers to semi large tea factories. Continue reading Ailao Shan
The misconception of puer business
A perspective observation of developing puerh tea business at the starting point ( the tea farmers or tea producers ) during the spring tea sourcing. Evaluating the overall situation and making an assessment of general failure which is either happening or going to follow. Highlighting the major issues and misconceptions of how to make money on tea business. Continue reading The misconception of puer business
Shu Puer Masterclass
Simple and practical guide how to buy a good or high quality shu puerh. Differences between grades , locations and processing of the shu puer. Highlighted common misunderstandings of shou puer tea in matter of the storage , consumption and choosing the quality. Continue reading Shu Puer Masterclass