Tag: camelliasinensis

  • Cacao and Berries: A comparison of Yunnan Hong Cha

    Cacao and Berries: A comparison of Yunnan Hong Cha

    Ever since I was fortunate enough to spend two weeks wandering around Yúnnán Province in the South-West of China, I’ve been in love with that region’s unique black tea (or more specifically 红茶 – Hōng Chá). When I came back from that trip I brought with me several hundred grams of tea made in the…

  • Bai Hao Tuesday

    Bai Hao Tuesday

    My friend Andrew is visiting Bai Hao tea fields in Taiwan as I write this, so it’s small magic that my fiancee, when asked to choose a tea, picked out my bag of 2012 M. Xu Bai Hao (東方美人茶) that I picked up several months ago in Montreal (courtesy of the fantastic folks at Camellia…