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Very last chance for Christmas presents

NZ Post promises to deliver parcels in time for Christmas if they are sent with parcel post fast by tomorrow.
I thought I’d give you a short overview of a few of our new arrivals in the teaware section (they aren’t on the official teaware page yet) and some other recommendations.
Note: Click on the pictures for […]

New Yixing teapots arriving soon and Ya-Ya now on Facebook

I’ve been pretty busy in the last couple of weeks since my return from the Zealong plantation, and today’s post won’t be a long one, but I wanted to share some exciting news with you.
To start with, I would like to announce the imminent arrival of a new shipment of teapots from China’s famous pottery […]

Zealong tea - the poster child for the burgeoning market of exotic teas

As announced in my last post, today’s article is about a very special tea: Zealong. Zealong teas are special in more than one regard, as they are not only amongst the best oolong teas produced today, but they are also grown and produced in an unlikely place: the Waikato region here in New Zealand!
I see, […]

Orchids in the desert - the burgeoning market of exotic teas

NOTE: The idea of writing this post developed almost a year ago and had I written it then, it would read very differently. Some amazing experiences in the meantime caused me to re-think the subject and look at it in a different light.
While some people might think of coconut/pineapple-flavoured tea as exotic, this post is […]

GABA tea enables people to relax

Yesterday, I’ve received an email from a customer which I would like to share with you since it provides some real-world feedback on some of the medical properties of tea.
My article on the calming properties of GABA tea piqued Michelle’s interest and she ordered some of our organic GABA oolong about a month ago. Yesterday, […]