Notes, observations, and traces from time spent with tea.

L'heure du thé avec Jing

making fire to roast oolong tea in fujian province

Oolong Tea Roasting - Part 2

In Part 1, we explored how temperature and time shape the flavour structure of roasted oolong tea. But if roast level is defined by heat, why can two teas roasted...

Oolong Tea Roasting - Part 2

In Part 1, we explored how temperature and time shape the flavour structure of roasted oolong tea. But if roast level is defined by heat, why can two teas roasted...

fire to roast anxi oolong in Fujian

Oolong Tea Roasting - Part 1

What actually happens inside an oolong leaf when heat is applied? Is roasting simply a matter of turning up the temperature — or is something far more precise at work? 

Oolong Tea Roasting - Part 1

What actually happens inside an oolong leaf when heat is applied? Is roasting simply a matter of turning up the temperature — or is something far more precise at work? 

dancong oolong tea trees in fenghuang mountain

Ya Shi Xiang Dan Cong: Name, Origin, and Flavou...

Why can two Fenghuang Dan Cong teas sold as Ya Shi Xiang taste almost unrelated to one another? Behind the famous “Duck Shit Aroma” name lies a Fenghuang oolong cultivar...

Ya Shi Xiang Dan Cong: Name, Origin, and Flavou...

Why can two Fenghuang Dan Cong teas sold as Ya Shi Xiang taste almost unrelated to one another? Behind the famous “Duck Shit Aroma” name lies a Fenghuang oolong cultivar...

Shan Hai Jing

Shan Hai Jing

An exploration of the possible connection between Fenghuang Shan (凤凰山) and the ancient text Shan Hai Jing. A cultural and geographical reading of the southern mountain sequence and the early...

Shan Hai Jing

An exploration of the possible connection between Fenghuang Shan (凤凰山) and the ancient text Shan Hai Jing. A cultural and geographical reading of the southern mountain sequence and the early...

Langcai in Fenghuang Dancong: Craft, Language and Oolong Tea by Jing Tea Shop

Lang Cai : A Local Term in the Fenghuang Tea Tr...

Langcai : A Local Term in the Fenghuang Tea Tradition - Still echoing in the tea mountains   Langcai (浪菜) is a slightly elusive word in the mountains of Fenghuang...

Lang Cai : A Local Term in the Fenghuang Tea Tr...

Langcai : A Local Term in the Fenghuang Tea Tradition - Still echoing in the tea mountains   Langcai (浪菜) is a slightly elusive word in the mountains of Fenghuang...

Gong Fu tea practice in Chaozhou

Gong Fu tea practice in Chaozhou

Gongfu Tea - In Chaozhou, tea rarely needs an occasion.   An Everyday Practice in Chaozhou   In Chaozhou, tea rarely needs an occasion. Along the old streets, outside small...

Gong Fu tea practice in Chaozhou

Gongfu Tea - In Chaozhou, tea rarely needs an occasion.   An Everyday Practice in Chaozhou   In Chaozhou, tea rarely needs an occasion. Along the old streets, outside small...