Yiwu Mountain Tea

(2nd Draft - final edits to be completed) The spring of 2025 was a very interesting year due to the fact that I had spent the longest...

It's that time of the year - Spring has hit peak production! We'll be doing our part by heading back to Yiwu for a few weeks and will be...

Being one of few foreigners to spend time in Gaoshan, Yiwu, I get a lot of questions about the village, culture and life there. Having...

It's that time of the year - many major online retailers have recently increased prices on their current products. Whether you are a...

When we were first taste-testing this tea, one of us asked "Where's Yangjiazhai?", a Chinese tea friend said, "It's near Wangong." I was...

2013 Yiwu Gushu – Danggui 2017 November, sample cake tasting update (afternoon/evening) This is another sample cake has been sitting...

After a recent discussion on facebook mentioned lao paka, a.k.a. (lao) huangpian, we were reminded that we had some relatively old...

This is one of those weird naming conventions that many people don't really understand due to the mixing of Western and Eastern usage...

Firstly, a quick recap of the definition of gongfu brewing. There is no clear 'standard' for Gongfu brewing. Rather, gongfu brewing...

Many of our customers and friends that are new to Puer ask how to distinguish the difference between a good and bad quality tea. To...