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China 2024 Day 12 : Mr Zheng : the story of the 'silly boy'
Welcome to the eleventh in our series of blogs documenting our tea & teaware sourcing trip to China & South Korea. At Comins we are very fortunate to have friends all over the tea world. When we visit them on our trips we promise to share what we learn & in our recent survey you shared that our blog is one of the best ways to do that. So we hope you enjoy the journey! In our last blog we were in Huoshan, Anhui County exploring Yellow Tea and after that incredible experience it was time to once again board the train and head off to...
China 2024 Day 11 : Huoshan & its famous yellow tea
Welcome to the tenth in our series of blogs documenting our tea & teaware sourcing trip to China & South Korea. At Comins we are very fortunate to have friends all over the tea world. When we visit them on our trips we promise to share what we learn & in our recent survey you shared that our blog is one of the best ways to do that. So we hope you enjoy the journey! In our last blog we shared the rare & wonderful opportunity we enjoyed to visit the Jiangxi Wuyuan vocational college. From there we were to head to Huoshan, Anhui...
China 2024 Day 10 : A rare opportunity to visit the Jiangxi Wuyuan vocational college
Welcome to the ninth in our series of blogs documenting our tea & teaware sourcing trip to China & South Korea. At Comins we are very fortunate to have friends all over the tea world. When we visit them on our trips we promise to share what we learn & in our recent survey you shared that our blog is one of the best ways to do that. So we hope you enjoy the journey! In our last blog we were in the historically important area of Wuyuan. Today was to be a little different but no less special. We were to...
China 2024 Day 9 : Wonderful Wuyuan
Welcome to the eighth in our series of blogs documenting our tea & teaware sourcing trip to China & South Korea. At Comins we are very fortunate to have friends all over the tea world. When we visit them on our trips we promise to share what we learn & in our recent survey you shared that our blog is one of the best ways to do that. So we hope you enjoy the journey! . In our last blog we were in one of my favourite places : finding un- ending inspiration in Jingdezhen. We were now to continue our...
China 2024 Day 7 & 8 : Two Days in Jingdezhen
Welcome to the seventh in our series of blogs documenting our tea & teaware sourcing trip to China & South Korea. At Comins we are very fortunate to have friends all over the tea world. When we visit them on our trips we promise to share what we learn & in our recent survey you shared that our blog is one of the best ways to do that. So we hope you enjoy the journey! . In our last blog we were spending time the magical landscape of the Zheng Yan area of Wuyi Shan. It was now time to head...
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At Comins we aim to make it simple for you to find and enjoy fine single estate teas. Rob & Michelle have been travelling the world since 2007 meeting and building relationships with dedicated growers to bring you a range of loose leaf teas that offer an excellent balance of quality and value. We also offer a hand-picked selection of teaware including our our exclusive British made range of tea bowls, tins & spoons designed by us & handmade by quality British craftspeople.
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