Get your mind activated with tea news and research on tea health. For those interested in the trade, here you’ll find info on sourcing and culture too.
BLOG
Recent posts:
- The China Scoop: 2022 Ming Qian spring season goss
- Tale of Two Counties
- Here comes the Chois
- Falling out of flavour
- ... more posts
INDUSTRY NEWS
- Mar, 2022: Pirates to price jumps - a short explainer of what's happening with imports.
- Jul 2019: unprecedented floods and limited sunshine in Assam has cut tea supply short this season - more articles.
- Still trending but for how long? The ongoing saga behind fake “famous” teas.
- Feb 2017: dry conditions in the last quarter of 2016 has meant a short supply of tea coming from Sri Lanka. A few articles on this topic.
ORIGINS
- Tea harvesting time lines around the world
- Here comes the Chois
- Dragon Well - The Real Ones
- Meet the Hayashis
- How steamed tea is made in Japan
- Video - sencha processing
- Sencha history - Chinese, Japanese and a Chinese version of a Japanese replica?
SOURCING
- The ins and outs of the global tea trade and where Tea Craft sits in the supply chain. The “game” revealed
- Regional Trading - The Inside Scoop
CULTURE & HISTORY
- Aracha (荒茶) - "Naked" Sencha
- Check out the regional differences in tea house culture across China. Photos and article coming soon.
HEALTH
- Green tea benefits
- Read about our OG+ concept and some findings on heavy metals, pesticide screening and nutrients to date.
- Immuno OG+: list of references on immunity supporting and antiviral properties of herbs