If you’re looking to buy a nice wulong tea you may be wondering if you should buy organic oolong tea or conventional oolong tea. Or maybe you’re just wondering what the difference is between the two.
Organic usually means more than avoiding the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. It also says something about the way the soil is managed and the way the plants are cared for.
There are a few good reasons to buy organic oolong tea. If you buy organic produce because you don’t want the chemical residue on your food you would also want to buy organic tea. Especially since you can’t wash the residue off of the tea leaves.
Organic farming practices have a much smaller environmental footprint and it also creates a healthier environment for the workers. Organic tea farming takes more time and work but this extra care shows
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To get the best cup of fresh brewed tea it’s good to know a few things about brewing tea. Once you know some basics you can adjust a little here and there to get your own perfect cup of wulong tea.
First are you using tea bags or loose leaf tea to brew your tea? Typically for a better cup of tea you will want to use a good quality loose leaf tea. Generic tea bags can sometimes leave you with a dull cup of tea.
Tea bags are usually filled with small, broken pieces of tea leaves. When the tea leaves are broken they start to dry and loose some the the essential oils that give the distinct tea flavor. The tea leaves also need space so they can expand and allow for the water to circulate around the leaves while brewing tea.
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Have you ever been curious to see up close and personal where your favorite teas come from, and how the tea leaves are picked and processed? Well you may be in luck.
In 2009 Seven Cups, a well-known Chinese tea importer, will be leading three separate tours of back-country tea gardens in China. These tours are for the avid tea enthusiast who’s truly interested in observing the delicate and intriguing tea making process and who is not afraid of putting in a little physical effort to get there.
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Wuyi oolong tea is a distinctive, complex wulong tea that comes from the Wuyi Mountains located in the northwest part of the Fujian province of China. Wuyi oolong tea sprouts and grows in the gaps of the rock in the Wuyi Mountains making
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