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.
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
Pu-erh Tea Business
Article about the pu-erh tea business concepts in China. Description of certain techniques of the pu-erh tea trade and investment by small or big companies. Continue reading Pu-erh Tea Business
Bulang Mountain – Bu Lang Shan
Article about tea sourcing on Bulang mountain. Discovering the villages , meeting tea farmers and tasting new made mao cha. Search for sheng pu-erh from Bu Lang Shan. Continue reading Bulang Mountain – Bu Lang Shan
White Pu-erh
Explanation of White Puerh tea concept and introducing the actual sheng pu-erh made from White arbor tea tree. Continue reading White Pu-erh
Purple Pu-erh
Comparing two same sheng puerh tea in stored in different conditions. Wet and dry (Kunming ) storage. Pressed purple variety sheng puerh tea from Lao Tong Zhi tea factory. Continue reading Purple Pu-erh
Gu Shu Pu-erh
Comparing two Gu Shu sheng pu-erh teas from Yi Wu area. Luo Shui Dong and Wang Gong from Ancient tea trees. Continue reading Gu Shu Pu-erh
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