Chinese Tea Guides

The shortest path from "I like tea" to a proper gongfu cup — which teas to start with, the three rules, and the mistakes to skip.

The journey from leaf to cup — harvesting, withering, fixing, rolling, oxidation, drying, roasting, and aging — and which teas take which path.

Gongfu vs Western method, exact water temperatures per tea type, ratios, and the teaware you actually need.

Anxi green-style, Wuyi rock tea, Phoenix Dan Cong, and Taiwan high-mountain — the styles, cultivars, and how to tell them apart.

What to look for, red flags to avoid, realistic price ranges, and how to spot fake famous teas.

Keep green teas fresh, black teas stable, and age pu-erh correctly — the rules are different for each.

Why water is 99% of the cup, and which water — spring, filtered, distilled, or tap — makes better tea.

The sweeter, zero-bitter summer method — and which teas are built for it.