Umi Tea Sets Blog

There are not many well aged Liu-an baskets left in the world. Some connoisseurs treat these well aged Liu-an baskets, which have the same great tastes and aromas as the...

Tea connoisseurs who love Puerh tea, no matter whether it is an aged raw or ripe Puerh, are usually attracted by its soft, pleasant, aged, rich, smooth aroma and tastes....

The Eight Teachings of the TAETEA System are both a scientific method of tea brewing and a set of graceful etiquettes demonstrating the beauty of Chadao. They are both a...

In August 2007, Mr. Liang, the Chief Editor of Puerh Teapot Chinese Magazine, phoned and told me that he discovered some very aged Liu-an tea baskets in Hong Kong. He...

Basic Meaning Cleansing refers to the process of having the body and the spirit enter a ream of cleanness and purity. Cleansing requires that apart from the tea host being...

In the past, the Chinese restaurants in Hong Kong only provided two kinds of dark tea for their customers, i.e., Anhui (安徽)Liu-an (六安) tea or Yunnan loose-leaf Puerh tea. In...

Basic Meaning Opening has a twofold meaning,referring both to laying out the mat and the tea sets on it and to treating the guest or guests with openness, frankness and...

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...

Essential doctrine Awakening refers to warming up of tea cups and other utensils during the brewing process. By extension, it refers to enlightenment of peopled spiritual life while warming up...

Essential dorctrine Measuring is the process of taking a suitable measure of tea and acting in proportion, which pretty much determines the ultimate taste of the tea, whether bitter,sweet,light or...

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,...