Journal

Meet the Farmer: The Wu Sisters | Yuchi, Taiwan | Red Jade

We champion female-led enterprises, and many of the tea farms we work with are run by women, like the Wu sisters in Nantou, Taiwan. They are second-generation Red Jade tea growers...

Meet the Farmer: Katie Yen | Yuchi, Taiwan | Organic teas

Katie Yen leads an all-female organic farm in Yuchi Village, Taiwan, home to the famous Sun Moon Lake. After her farm was made inaccessible for a year by an earthquake...

Recipe: How to make your own cold brew tea

Perfect for summer, cold brew tea is very easy to make. Here's everything you need to know about cold brew tea: what equipment you need, what ratio to use, which...

Celebrating our female tea producers

Gender discrimination is still unfortunately a reality in the tea industry. As a female-led enterprise ourselves, we champion other women in the tea industry. Here are the stories of these inspiring...

Tea gift ideas for Chinese New Year

It's almost the time of Chinese New Year! Get some creative and inspiring gifting ideas for the upcoming Lunar New Year festivities, so you can avoid turning up empty-handed! Idea 1: Xuni...

5 Christmas gift ideas for tea people

If you’re looking for tea gift ideas for your friends and family this Christmas (or Secret Santa recommendations for yourself), we’ve got you covered. Read on for our recommendations on...

Where to find Plantation teas

In fact, we are building a bigger and better tea communities around Hong Kong.  1) Let's join the BUBA REVOLUTION with Mother Pearl Address: 25 Lyndhurst Terrace, CentralOpening Hours: Mon-Sun, 8am-8pm We’re excited...

Let’s travel to Taiwan through tea!

In this September, we’re taking you on a taste tour of Taiwan. While many of us haven’t been able to travel this year, let’s take comfort in the fact that...

New Arrival: Forest Wild White Broom-tea

This is our latest find at Plantation - white tea leaves packed in broom style and collected from wild-roaming white tea trees in a pristine forest environment in Fuding area....

Japanese Green Teas for the Summer

Green teas are best for summer. According to Chinese medicine, green teas are in the “cold foods” category. This is not to say that they are cold in actual temperature,...

Recipe: How to Make Hojicha from Expired Japanese Green Tea Leaves

DID YOU KNOW…. you can also make hojicha from leftover, “expired” gyokuro or sencha?  Simply roast the “expired” gyokuro or sencha in a (preferably) clay pot over heat for a...

Recipe: Matcha Soy Latte

Ingredients: 230ml Soy Milk (we like to use Bonsoy), warmed 2tsp / 5g Matcha Powder8g Honey  --- Step by step: Sift matcha into matcha bowl through a sieve Add a small amount,...

Recipe: How to make a bowl of matcha, traditional Japanese style

Recommended Tool: Ippodo’s Matcha Starter Kit 1）Measure 2g of our First Flush Driftwood Matcha.To measure the portion, the matcha should be 1.5 heaping tea ladles /1 Tablespoon serving size. Sift Matcha....

International Women’s Day: Ms Yen, Owner behind an all-female organic tea farm in Taiwan

This is Katie Yen, who leads an all-female organic tea farm in Yuchi Village, Nantou County, Taiwan. 21 years ago, Nantou County was the epicentre of Taiwan’s greatest natural disaster...

Celebrating International Women’s Day with our Red Jade with Bergamot

We call it the true form of Earl Grey at its best. Made with a base of Taiwan tea #18, or Red Jade, and mixed with real Chinese bergamot strips....

Recipe: Tong Yuen in Keemun Rose Tea

Follow our steps to make the best Rice balls in Keemun Rose Tea  INGREDIENTS: Black Sesame Rice Balls x 1 pack*Our recommended rice ball: Handmade ones from Fook Yuen near...

le mariage: Our house-blend Keemun Rose

With the smokey tea base from Huangshan Keemun Black tea, our house-blended Keemun Rose is mixed with rose petals, bringing the sweet aroma of rose with and unique accent. When...

Health Tips: Tea-drinking & our immune system

DID YOU KNOW that tea does miracles in enhancing the immune system in the body required to fight against deadly viruses? Research conducted by Dr. Jack F. Bukowski, a professor...

On Design: Sam Chan, Callisupply

When traditional craft meets creativity. Sam Chan, Founder of Callisupply is known for his classical yet creative chinese calligraphy, Among all the schools of Chinese Calligraphy, which are 「篆隸楷行草書」,  Lishu...

Upcoming Event: Ink & Tea

Ink & TEa A Fai Chun x tea appreciation workshop in collaboration with Sam from Callisupply Try your hands at festive “fai chun” writing whilst tasting our curated New Year’s...