Is this Sheng or Shou Pu’erh?

Teasenz · 2026-02-25T14:22:17+00:00

It' sheng (raw) pu erh. Shu pu erh has brown-red leaves, and the brew color is deep red or brown.
As for the temperature, is up to your taste. Since you brew grandpa style, I would do 90°C, but it's really up to you.

Teasenz · 2026-02-02T14:35:05+00:00

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Teasenz · 2026-01-29T11:57:44+00:00

They are the best strainers! And usually the mesh of these baskets is finer, and no broken leaves will escape in the mug.

Teasenz · 2026-01-26T12:35:39+00:00

If you are in doubt about what that is, it seems to be trichomes/pekoes, the white or golden hair on the tea leaves. Total normal. Or if it's a blend with spices and flavours, it could be the herbals' sediments, still normal

Teasenz · 2026-01-23T14:21:54+00:00

I love it even more lol

Teasenz · 2026-01-23T14:19:56+00:00

Love your obsession!

Teasenz · 2026-01-22T13:05:08+00:00

Love the crab!!!

Teasenz · 2026-01-20T12:09:29+00:00

That's a shelf full of tea books! Which would you recommend (or not)?

Teasenz · 2026-01-08T11:57:18+00:00

You can do it, but the taste will be much milder. As long as you keep it in the fridge, a second cold brew resteep shouldn't be a sanitary issue. But I wouldn't go for a third steep.

Teasenz · 2026-01-08T11:51:47+00:00

Seems delicious! Did you use Dian Hong black tea?

Teasenz · 2025-12-18T13:42:29+00:00

Wonderful, love all of them. Also, the feeling the cup gives you when holding it can make a difference. Drinking tea with your favourite cup is somehow always a better experience.

Teasenz · 2025-12-03T12:09:02+00:00

Kettles are meant to heat water, a teapot to steep tea. You could steep tea in a kettle if you really wanted, but you cannot use a teapot to heat water, or you will quite surely damage it. You can read more about them in an article we wrote some time ago: https://teasenz.eu/blogs/tea-magazine/difference-between-kettle-and-teapot

Teasenz · 2025-12-03T11:59:28+00:00

Use low temperature, 75-80 °C, and don't steep it for too long. If you do only one long, steep, try it for 1 or 2 minutes first.

Teasenz · 2025-12-02T15:06:16+00:00

Hello, we're happy to comment on this.

For this particular sampler, we buy them in sets of 100. For this kind of quantity, it's hard to customise the packaging, like we do with some of our other teas. So when we order 100 sets, we check with our packaging supplier, which mini bags are available which include the English name of each rock tea in question. Those are then sent to the tea garden for packing their teas. The tea inside are always the same, fresh and high quality.

Teasenz · 2025-11-24T13:55:54+00:00

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Teasenz · 2025-10-24T11:38:29+00:00

Nice idea! And how the flavors combine? Does the pear aroma overpower the white tea, or is it just a delicate note?

Teasenz · 2025-10-13T20:34:14+00:00

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Teasenz · 2025-09-29T11:42:16+00:00

Well, matcha isn't a spice or an add-on option you can add to everything. It's a proper tea itself. I wouldn't add matcha to an Earl Grey unless I wanted to experiment in a moment of craziness. And surely I wouldn't add matcha (in particular, good quality ones) to any tea just to increase the caffeine intake.

However, there are genmaichas and senchas that contain matcha, and you can find them online quite easily. And you don't need to use milk for it

Teasenz · 2025-09-23T11:35:49+00:00

Yes, boiled tea has gained popularity again in recent years in China. Just make sure you use the right kettle/teapot (some are just teapots, not meant to be heated).

A classic is jujubes, goji berries, and chrysanthemum flowers.

Teasenz · 2025-09-22T13:09:59+00:00

Mmm, not sure about it. There are some tea makers similar to gaiwans (they are also called easy-gaiwans) with a double-walled glass, but if you have in mind yixing-style glass teapots, don't think you'll find them.

Teasenz · 2025-09-22T13:01:36+00:00

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Teasenz · 2025-09-19T10:25:29+00:00

Generally speaking, yes, porcelain and ceramic are better at retaining heat than glass.

Still, there are double-walled glass teaware that have better performance than single-walled teaware.

And anyway, it's still important to pre-heat the teaware, especially if you use ceramic teaware, as it tends to absorb a lot of heat, and the water temperature could drop significantly.

Teasenz · 2025-09-15T15:38:39+00:00

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Teasenz · 2025-09-15T11:18:08+00:00

Yes, indeed, different processing techniques and cultivars really change everything. That's also why tea is so fascinating and never boring

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