Tea Guides

Two names, different leaves and stories.

Green tea guide →

• West Lake LongjingLongjing or West Lake Longjing? →
• Anji Bai ChaWhy is a tea called white classified as green? →

From fine buds to open leaves.

White tea guide →

• Silver NeedleWhat makes this a bud-led white tea? →
• White PeonyBuds, leaves, and pressed forms. →
• Sun-Dried White TeaWhat does sun-dried tell you? →

Explore Wuyi black tea and sun-dried styles.

Black tea guide →

• Feizi XiaoMeet a Wuyi black tea beyond its name. →
• Sun-Dried Black TeaHow is sun-dried black tea made? →

Rock tea, Dancong, and other distinct styles.

Oolong tea guide →

• Zhangping Shui XianHow does this oolong become a small square? →
• Wuyi Shui XianWhat do origin and roasting help explain? →
• Auspicious AromaHow do plant selection and craft shape the tea? →
• Honey Orchid DancongWhat does Honey Orchid describe? →
• Duck Shit DancongWhat is behind the unusual name? →
• Oriental BeautyHow are leafhoppers part of the story? →

Start with the differences in making and tasting.

Where raw and ripe Pu-erh fit →

• Yiwu Raw Pu-erhWhat makes raw Pu-erh different? →
• Yiwu Ripe Pu-erhWhat does pile fermentation change? →
• LiubaoTradition, processing, and the cup. →