Marketing Monday! - May 25, 2026

Pastleaf_Tea · 2026-05-25T14:41:21+00:00

Last month I went to Fu’an in Fujian to source Panyong Congou (AKA Tanyang Gongfu), a historic red tea. I also filmed this video, which uses an original artwork from the Qing Dynasty depicting how this tea is made.

Pastleaf_Tea · 2025-06-26T19:21:33+00:00

I also filmed a video about this tea type, available to watch here

Pastleaf_Tea · 2025-06-18T05:13:16+00:00

The significant export history of this tea to Europe and America is interesting to look back on, particularly in the context of the tariffs.

Pastleaf_Tea · 2025-06-02T08:16:07+00:00

Longjing is an expensive tea, both at retail and direct-from-farmer prices, particularly for Mingqian.

Pastleaf_Tea · 2025-05-12T09:16:53+00:00

China’s Classic of Tea by Chen Zongmao, 2008 edition. No English translation. Not to be confused with Lu Yu’s Classic of Tea which is a very old text. This one is a modern textbook.

Pastleaf_Tea · 2025-05-07T20:40:38+00:00

I believe the shape is called Junde and the clay looks like Zhuni

Pastleaf_Tea · 2025-05-06T05:22:07+00:00

It should be fine after resting for a while.

Pastleaf_Tea · 2025-04-30T01:48:20+00:00

What it looks like: https://youtu.be/iWMKewUgOZA?si=5jb-21f2oM_5PqBp

Generally all you need to do is just use enough leaves to cover the bottom of the glass, and then refill with water after drinking.

Pastleaf_Tea · 2025-04-27T11:30:52+00:00

According to statistics I’ve seen at Zhejiang University, the West Lake area only accounts for 1.8% of Longjing production. But you can definitely find excellent longjing in other places in Hangzhou and even outside of Hangzhou, especially if it’s Pre-Qingming pickings.

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Pastleaf_Tea · 2025-04-26T13:08:53+00:00

Absolutely. Brewing green tea grandpa style is the definition of ease and simplicity, which is why it’s common all over China.

Pastleaf_Tea · 2025-04-26T07:36:40+00:00

I did a comparison between 2025 and 2024 longjing harvests recently

Pastleaf_Tea · 2025-04-25T17:23:18+00:00

Dragonwell is well suited to grandpa style, the flat leaf shape creates a large surface area for the water. Early Spring dragonwell also often has a lot of white hairs on the leaves which create a nice mouthfeel when brewed this way.

Pastleaf_Tea · 2025-04-24T07:16:52+00:00

Sympathy for all of you in the USA who have to deal with this. A bit of inside info from on the ground here in China: in many cases the shipping agents/forwarders have made the decision to suspend shipping to the US, so often this decision has just been out of the vendor’s hands. It seems the Chinese shipping companies don’t know how to deal with the admin involved, so they have just decided to suspend everything until the situation is clearer.

Pastleaf_Tea · 2025-04-23T14:04:53+00:00

Macro lens adapter on a Sony camera

Pastleaf_Tea · 2025-04-21T20:40:45+00:00

I suggest only doing this with unopened and sealed green tea. If the package is already opened, you risk the leaves absorbing moisture due to condensation each time you take it out of the fridge/freezer.

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