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This month Tillerman takes a look at the gong fu brewing style and the development of the tea arts. https://tillermantea.net/2018/07/gong-fu/

True Fushoushan tea is very hard to obtain as it is sold in Taiwan on a subscription basis. Thanks to the kindness of my dear friend Karen Chen, I have a small amount. This is a special treat!

The majority of our 2018 Spring Gaoshan teas are now available and they are very good. Check out our website at: https://tillermantea.net.

Hello Everyone. I'll throw a blog that I am part of out there starting with a translated article I put up here . I like to find articles on topics I am interested in through Chinese blogs and forums, and put translate them into English for others to see. I'm an advocate for promoting access to a la...

This month there's no horsing around from The Ultracrepidarian's Corner as we complete our look at Wenshan Bao Zhong. https://tillermantea.net/2018/06/wensh ... ng-part-2/

> Something that reminded me of when being kids and playing outside the smell of water drying on hot rocks > Similar taste to when you then lick that hot stone :roll: Ah nice being kids... Am I the only one who never licked a hot stone? Thanks for serious efforts here in discussion of describing fl...

octopus wrote: ↑

Tue May 22, 2018 10:56 am

... so don't worry too much and try to enjoy the tea.

Hear, hear.

"There is no such thing as 'cha qi;' there are tea flavors and aromas but no mystical 'qi'"

Agree? Disagree? Discuss.

Bravo, octopus, bravo!

Spring 2018 Wenshan Bao Zhong and Muzha TGY are now in stock! For these and other great teas, check out our website at: https://www.tillermantea.net

Tillerman Tea takes the next steps to getting rid of plastic. Now using only 100% biodegradable packing filler and packing tape. Visit us at https://tillermantea.net

I might be the odd one out here. I actually think that tea names are important and have useful meaning. If a tea is originally named based on the location, cultivar, and process used, then no other tea should use that name unless it follows those same rules. That isn't to say that you can't make a ...

What to many is a clear cut position: that "counterfeiting is wrong" seems to me to be much more nuanced. And I agree, quality for the price should be the prime consideration. Bur what about - say - faux Fushoushan? The tea is often better than the real stuff (which is only so-so in my estimation) ...

Lack of care for precise descriptions is quite common these parts, not necessarily with malign intentions. The desire for scientific-like conciseness seems to me to be Western and at times neurotic. I’ve had Hong Shui that was low oxidzed but that’s what the maker calls it. I don’t consider that a ...

I find that quite often in Taiwan: teas that are not what they are supposed to be, but the price tag is fair for what it is, so in the end it doesn’t hurt. Lack of care for precise descriptions is quite common these parts, not necessarily with malign intentions. I agree. But the problem is often so...