Tea Review: Gong Ting 2006 Ripe Puerh

I found myself in the mood for a puerh today -- it was cold and cloudy outside and I needed something to warm both my body and mind. I dug into my stash and decided upon one which I had recently purchased from UNYtea: a 2006 Gong Ting Ripe Puerh. The packaging called for 5 …

Tea Review: “Monkey Picked” Taiping Hou Kui Green Tea

This was the first time that I had tasted this tea. Two things attracted me to it... It is picked by Monkeys! (Okay, it is not actually picked by monkeys.  I will admit I was let down when I discovered this wasn't true. More on that below*...) The dried leaves are huge! So naturally, I …

Tea Review: Bu Juan “Indefatigable Ox” 2015 Shu Puerh

Today was cold and rainy... I needed something to warm me up. Enter the "Indefatigable Ox", a recent arrival from the San Francisco based tea company, QuantiTea. This shu puerh did exactly what I had hoped it would. Many brews later, I was rearing to go... and the Indefatigable Ox, true to its name was still …