Tea Bits

Recently, I have been hearing people buzzing about aged teas in China. Most often when people mention aged tea they are talking about pu-erh tea, but actually there is an interesting selectio … read more

Let us conclude this exploration series of pu-erh tea by looking at some of the commonly believed benefits of drinking pu-erh: Lowering Cholesterol Unlike the other varieties of tea, … read more

Different styles of pu-erh tea This month we continue with our exploration of pu-erh tea. What are mao cha, sheng cha and shu cha? What are the differences among them? How many styles of p … read more

In  November 2016 “Tea Bits” I wrote about the teas that are good for the cold weather and  pu-erh tea is one of them. Though the history of pu-erh tea is more than a thousa … read more