Tea guides
Everything we have learned about buying, storing and brewing Chinese tea — written to be useful rather than mystical. Start with gongfu brewing and water temperature; those two account for most of the difference between a good cup and a disappointing one.
Oolong
How to brew gongfu style
More leaf, less water, shorter steeps, many infusions. The Chinese method that gets the most out of a tea — and is far more forgiving than it looks.
Read → GreenWater and temperature
The single biggest reason people think they dislike green tea is water that is 20 degrees too hot.
Read → Pu-erhStoring tea properly
Tea is a dried leaf that wants to reabsorb the world around it. Four rules keep it tasting like itself.
Read → WhiteWhat tea actually does
An honest summary: tea is a pleasant, low-calorie drink with mild effects. Most of the extraordinary claims are marketing.
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