Buying tea could be overwhelming. You want to get the right thing and pay a fair price. You don’t want to be ripped off. You may not be...

The penultimate tea of the 365 teas challenge. It is a roasted black tea from Laos. I have to say it is roasted because I’ve already...

I visited Hainan at the end of December, but I did not have a chance to see their tea growing areas. I found out quite late that Hainan...

This black tea puzzled me at first sight. Because I had never seen before a Taiwanese black tea that had golden tips. A Taiwanese tea...

I reviewed a raw (sheng) tea from Laos made from tea trees that are more than 1000 years old. It was very aromatic and not too astringent...

This is a 2019 black tea from Menghai. It comes from an elevation around 1600-1800 meters. The tea trees are around 200 years old, so...

I have reviewed a Yingde Black No. 9 from the same vendor and to be honest, I like number 9 better. Both teas were made by the same...

I recently reviewed a green tea from Hubei, the first-ever tea I’ve tried from this province. While this black tea looked excellent like...

Wuyi is famous for its oolong (yancha) but also with its black teas. Actually, it was where the first black tea. In the world was...

I remember how mesmerised I felt when I saw golden tips when I was in Yunnan. It just did not make sense to me how a black tea could have...

I am so glad that I discovered this tea by coincidence and could review it under this challenge. I was given a sample, and I only knew...

This tea may have a short history (only invented in 2005), but its popularity spread all over the world so quickly. It is a real example...

This tea sounded so exciting! A black tea made out of ancient tea trees of Yunnan province. A rare found indeed. It had smoky, woody and...

I had the perception that lapsang souchong is a smoky tea. I remember having one with ‘high tea’, and I was not sure if I liked it. Under...

This was probably the oldest black tea I have ever drunk. It had been aged in Beijing (dry climate) for more than 12 years and acquired a...

When I started this challenge, I did not have the slightest idea that I’d be reviewing my own tea before I finish the whole year. But...

Keemun is one of the most famous black teas in the world, and this challenge already included a couple of Keemun reviews. This one is...

Well, the surprises from Yunnan never ends! This time I am reviewing a sun-dried black tea, and it is a thing. A traditional black tea...

I do not know much about this tea, it was gifted to me by a tea shop attendant. Yes, gift culture is huge in China, and I appreciate...

This is the second black tea from Sichuan that I am reviewing as part of this competition. The first one was this (Chuan Hong Black Tea),...

I recently wrote about a Sichuanese green tea and how much I enjoyed it. This time I am reviewing a black tea from Sichuan, and it is a...

I love black teas from Yunnan Province, and they are collectively known as Dian Hong teas. Both one of my guests and myself reviewed them...

I did not know red plum tea until today! Yes, a late discovery but a good one. This tea comes from Hangzhou, Zhejiang which is a province...

I have already reviewed a few Dian Hong teas, and I am a fan of them. Dian Hong refers to any black tea comes from Yunnan Province in...