Alexis Kaae

It was in 2006 that I was first introduced to good Chinese tea, and this year marks the fourth year I have been in the industry. Tea and tea culture have enriched my life in so many ways, and the…

Itinerary April 14I arrive with Mette Trier at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, where we will spend a couple of days as tourists in Shanghai. April 16Around 2:00 PM, we meet with Zhuping Hodge, our personal tea master, and 6 other…

Before starting the tributary tea tour, we visited Shanghai’s most famous teahouse, the Peninsula on the Bund. The price for such an arrangement was 750 DKK for 2 people, including champagne. It was probably the best afternoon tea I have…

The first tea garden on the “tributary” tour was Purple Bamboo. The tea grows wild under the shade of bamboo trees at an altitude of about 600 meters in Zhejiang Province. Purple Bamboo has a slight violet hue, which is…

About a 90-minute drive from Changxing and after a 30-minute hike, you will find the mother bush of our best-selling green tea, Anji Bai Cha. Anji Bai Cha has very light jade-colored leaves, which is why it is called “bai…

Mogan Huang Ya holds a special place in my heart. This fantastic yellow tea, which soothes the entire body, is one of my favorite teas. The landscape is spectacular, and the people involved with this unique tea are just as…

Just an hour’s drive to Jiangsu Province is the famous area for a special purple clay known as Yixing or zisha. This clay is used to make the most sought-after teapots in China. These traditional gongfu teapots are hand-shaped and…

The simplest and least processed of all tea types is reflected in the characteristic light and delicate flavor of white tea. White tea comes in various qualities and varieties to suit different tastes and budgets. In this section, we would…

We encounter that request several times a week at Simply Tea. The short answer is: Yes, absolutely, you can choose from all our teas! None of our teas contain tannins. How is that possible? Well, it’s quite simple: there is…

The influenza season is starting now, and there is good news for green tea drinkers. Researchers have found that green tea can protect against the influenza virus. Not only by drinking the tea but also by applying it externally to…

Double Happiness handmade display tea A slightly audacious opinion, some would say, but never the less an opinion we at Simply Tea mean to be true. Since 2005, specialty teas have found their way to the European public and demand…

On Thursday, April 29, we drove early in the morning from Anxi about 500 km to the city of Chaozhou near Phoenix Mountain. Chaozhou is famous for its porcelain and unique cuisine. We were invited to enjoy a very delicious…