Tea Etiquette

Imagine we invited someones for tea or we’ve been invited out for tea, what do we wear? what do we need to prepare？Enjoy our tea time by following these simple afternoon tea etiquette rules.

Should tea be stored in the refrigerator?

Friends who enjoy tea will undoubtedly be concerned about one question: how to keep my favorite tea leaves so as to preserve their quality and aroma. As we all know, tea should be kept in a dry, odor-free place away from direct sunlight. But, for certain teas, we may see that dealers advocate storing them in the refrigerator. Why is this case?

About the Water-Pouring Effect of Zisha Teapot

One of the standards for determining the quality of a Zisha teapot is how well it pours water. The water-pouring effect could be influenced by a wide range of variables. This article will summarize some main factors to help tea lovers make some simple judgments and conclusions.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Glass Tea Sets

Abstract: Glass tea sets are not only gorgeous and elegant, but also highly healthful. The glass tea sets are especially clear for brewing high-quality teas, and the buds and leaves are flowering in the tea sets, which is attractive to the eye. But we must have a complete understanding of the advantages and disadvantages (benefits and drawbacks) of glass tea sets before using.

An Introduction to Teapot Shapes Ⅰ

A teapot is a vessel with a spout used for steeping and pouring tea. Teapot usually has an opening with a lid at their top, where the dry tea and hot water are added, a handle for holding by hand and a spout through which the tea is served.

Yerba Mate Tea — the Past and the Present

Yerba Mate tea is a very famous tea drink in Argentina, and it is also known as the “four treasures of South America” with football, tango, and barbecue. In Argentina, Yerba Mate tea is well-known. Next, let’s walk through the past and the present, to appreciate the magic of this drink.

What Factors Cause an Infusion-enduring Tea?

Whether a tea can make multiple infusions is often one of the factors we evaluate a tea’s quality, but it is not an absolute factor. Different types of tea have different features, so there are actually many factors can decide whether a tea is infusion-enduring. Known about these factors can help us to estimate how many steeps a tea can be brewed.

Effect of Fermentation on Caffeine Content in Tea

Fermentation is an indispensable process for making some types of tea. Many tea lovers may know that fermented tea, like black tea and pu-erh tea contains higher caffeine than unfermented tea like green tea. In this article, we will further verify this conclusion by analyzing some experimental data.

How to Season Yixing Teapot

TeaVivre specially presents this video to every tea lovers and Yixing fans to introduce you how to season a Yixing teapot. Seasoning a teapot is to better maintain our beloved Zisha teapot, and here TeaVivre just introduce a simple method – water boiling method.

How to Properly Loosen and Pry Pu-erh Tea

Pu-erh tea is a post-fermentation tea, which is a particular type of producing teas in which the tea leaves undergo a fine process of microbial fermentation after the tea leaves are dried and rolled. It is usually a very highly fermented tea. You can purchase Pu-erh tea in loose leaf form but the traditional and most widely way to purchase Pu-erh tea is in brick or cake form, where they compress the tea leaves extremely tightly into the shape of a disc, brick, square, bird's nest or some other tightly compressed shape.

How to Brew an Enjoyable Pu-erh Tea

Pu-erh tea was produced from the southwest in china, Yunnan Province is especially known by people. Pu-erh tea not only has special old smells and color, but also its hairdressing and beauty your face, loosing the weight, nourishing the stomach and reduced-fat let more and more people fall in love with it.