Tea Knowledge

What Is One Bud and Two Leaves?
Tea Picking Explained: What Is One Bud and Two Leaves? Tea quality begins long before brewing. It starts with the leaves themselves—and how they are picked. If you have ever heard the phrase one bud and two leaves, it refers to a common tea-picking standard: harvesting the young shoot along with its first two tender leaves. But not all teas follow the same picking standard. The ideal harvest depends on the tea variety, season, and style of tea being made. What Is One Bud and Two Leaves? A tea shoot... Read more...
What Type of Tea Is Partially Fermented?
What type of tea is partially fermented? Learn how oxidation distinguishes green, white, yellow, oolong, and black tea, and why Taiwanese oolong is so expressive. Read more...
How Tea Is Made
Follow six transformations from fresh tea leaf to cup, including withering, oxidation, fixation, rolling, refining, and roasting. Read more...
Oolong Tea Caffeine
A practical guide to caffeine in oolong tea, including typical levels, brewing variables, and comparisons with other teas. Read more...
What makes Oolong Different
Explore the craftsmanship, botany, and sensory spectrum of oolong tea—living between freshness and depth through the art of partial oxidation. Read more...