Umi Tea Sets Blog

Zhou Yu: This tea has had some wet storage, but It's still active. The liquor even tastes a bit active, though it didn't have much character to speak of. It...

Breaking Compressed Pu'er Tea Before brewing tea, we should first prepare tea and teaware. Most Pu'er teas are compressed into certain shapes, so we need to team how to break...

Main Teaware Tea tray: A tray for holding or carrying utensils used in serving tea. It protects the tea table from getting burnt or wet. Teapot: A utensil for steeping...

Author/photos: Chan Kam Pong During China's Qing Dynasty, Puerh tea was already very well known. According to the Dianhai Yuheng Zhi (Annals of Dianchi and Erhai Lakes): "Puerh tea is...

Green tea is precious for its freshness and tenderness. People usually pick the shoot or one-shoot-one-piece leaves as material, because leaves become inferior or bad when they grow up. But...

Author: Zhan Xun Hua /Organization: Su Ying Chun /Photos: Chen Ming Cong Puerh tea is no ordinary tea. lt can be stored and will undergo a post-fermentation,transforming the quality of...

Author: He Jing Cheng This year has brought the good news of rising prices for large tree tea in the tea growing areas of Yunnan. Tea sellers no longer discuss...

This review was perhaps the most rewarding and enjoyable one we have done so far. The teas were all excellent. Every one was well-stored and clean, some of them were...

Zhou Yu: Right from the first steeping this tea burst forth in a precious aroma. I could tell it was a nice tea. The liquor did become weaker over time,...

Lu Li Zhen: This tea had a smell and flavor that reminded me of Chinese herbal medicine. There was some bitterness and a slight roughness that released in the mouth...

Lu Li Zhen: This tea was too loose and light. There really wasn't much to say about it beyond that. I didn't like it or dislike it because it was...