Category: Field Study

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Plantation History and Contemporary Tea Business

As with many commodity products, tea has historically been ‘elevated’ from a ritual or medicinal beverage to a supporting product of global economy. In tandem with this shift comes certain side effects: plantation establishment...

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A Favorite Tea

Si Ji Chun tea, provided for tasting by Dewey Meyer. After steeping for 1:20 in slightly-cooler-than-boiling water, the tea (pale tan) began to reveal aromas of straw, new growth, jasmine. A sip of it...

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Tea Tasting Insights

1. During our tasting with Dewey Meyer, the program was introduced to a type of tea (Bai Hao) that is not harvested until the leaf is bitten by a leafhopper, a small insect that...