Tea Drinker Profile: Corey Cooper

Corey - Tiananmen

Name: Corey Cooper Sex: Male Age: 29 Occupation: Education Consulting, tea sourcing, tea blogging Location: Beijing, China Do you drink tea at work?: I like to drink green tea or black tea at work, as proper gong fu brewing is not as essential to the experience.    Xi Hu Long Jing (西湖龙井) green tea as [...]

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Tea Culture

Posted on November 9th, 2010 Written by Tony Gebely

Review: Roy Fong's Great Teas of China

I had a chance to read an advance copy of Roy Fong’s “Great Teas of China” — a book where Roy (of Imperial Teas) takes us on his lifetime tea journey as he rediscovers tea in Hong Kong and travels China to find the best teas. He discusses ten of his favorite teas in the [...]

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Tea Reviews

Posted on December 9th, 2009 Written by Tony Gebely

An Authentic Milk Oolong

I’ve read a lot on Milk Oolong, this type of Oolong naturally imparts a creamy, milk-like aftertaste. While many fakes have appeared on the market – having been steamed over milk, Nav from thepuriTea personally travels to the country of origin to seek out the teas to be sold — which means that the milk [...]

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Tea Reviews

Posted on November 15th, 2009 Written by Tony Gebely

Interview: Yunnan Sourcing's Scott Wilson

Scott Wilson is an American who settled in Kunming China and founded the tea export company Yunnan Sourcing. He spends his days working on the floor of one of the largest Pu-erh trading centers of the world. How did you come to love tea? It all started with Yunnan. I traveled for about 5 months [...]

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Tea Culture

Posted on July 27th, 2009 Written by Tony Gebely

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