Month: August 2020
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Ukrainian Ivan Chai . . . from Canada
Back in June, I was tagged in an Instagram post by O5 Tea. It featured a very familiar plant. Pedro, one of the tea outfit’s co-owners referenced my first Ivan Chai article to go along with something they just produced for their brick-‘n-mortar shop and website. I remember having a conversation with Pedro right after…
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Bordering on Sheng Puerh
Let’s talk about border sheng. As long-time readers already know, I’m a bit of an old hat (and advocate) of sheng cha produced outside of Yunnan province, China. I’ve devoted the last decade or so to trying sheng cha from countries along (or near) the Yunnanese border. The Phongsaly region of Laos, the Kokang region…