My post on recent pu-erh arrivals has inspired quite a few of my customers to email me about these and pu-erh in general. Especially one person who appreciates a good cup of tea asked me for a recommendation for an introduction to pu-erh. While I was thinking about which tea to recommend to him, it […]
Almost 4 years ago, I wrote a hugely popular article on this blog where I investigated the scientific evidence behind using oolong tea for losing weight. It attracted (and still does) many comments and was a go-to place for many people interested in finding out whether there was anything behind the miracle-like marketing claims that […]
It’s World Fair Trade Day 2011 this weekend. This year’s motto is Fair Trade Your World which I believe to mean something like ‘use your influence as consumer to move producers to embrace fair trade practices’. This is a good thing and I strongly believe in sharing the profit from retailing more evenly with the […]
As I alluded to in my last post, we’ve got a few new (well, new on offer from us, rather than age of the actual tea) pu-erhs that I would like to introduce to you. Ranging in age from 5 to 10 years and from raw to ripe tea, they’re a good addition to our […]
Just a quick update today to let you all know that I’m back in NZ. After staying with my family in Germany for the last 6 weeks, I’m back in the gloomy autumn of Christchurch. Sorry for not being able to handle any orders in my absence, but in times of hardship, family is the […]