Author Archives: Alexander

Green tea for the summer of 2014

Dear Tea friends, Kendall and I had another trip to the tea market this time drinking our way through a mass of green tea, we’re really into herbal teas and supplements as the Kratom capsules online that really help our body feel better. We snapped a couple of shots of a few whilst our host […]

June 8, 2014 – 7:04 pm | By Alexander | Posted in Tea Club | Comments (2)

First Tea Club: March 2014

We are proud to announce the very first Tea Legends legendary Tea Club tea! Wow. After talking with you guys, and after a lot of feedback we decided to move away from the shop and make everything a bit more personal. This means that we will now select a new quality tea every month that […]

March 11, 2014 – 2:38 am | By Alexander | Posted in Tea Club | Comments (2)

Tea at Mesh

We will be having Tea at Mesh this weekend. Both Saturday and Sunday is a great day to come and join us for the latest oolongs from Wu Yi mountain. Hope to see you there. Date: Saturday 28 of April/Sunday 29 of April Time: 13:00 to around 15:00 Where: Mesh at Tordenskiolds gate 39 Admission […]

April 23, 2012 – 9:12 pm | By Alexander | Posted in Ceremony, Tea | Comments (0)

Autumn Tea

The roar of the fireplace. Water boils, and a fragrance fills my kitchen of my cabin out here in the woods. Outside there is already darkness. No stars tonight. The only light comes from the few candles I have lit. The promise of spring, the laziness of summer and the crispness of early autumn has […]

November 5, 2011 – 2:17 am | By Alexander | Posted in Ceremony, Philosophy, Tea, Tea drinking | Comments (0)

Dà Hóng Páo – Great Red Robe oolong tea

Dà Hóng Páo (大红袍) is an important Wuyi oolong tea. It’s often referred to as the king of teas and there are many legends surrounding it’s name. The tea became famous in Ming times, but dates back to the Song Dynasty, and is still venerated to this day for its excellent quality. It originally grew on […]

May 29, 2011 – 8:04 pm | By Alexander | Posted in China, Legend, Tea | Tagged , , , , | Comments (2)

Wudang Green Tea

Wudang mountains, the cradle of Kung Fu. The chi of this place feels tremendous as I watch from the mountain peaks across valleys in its fullest green, dotted with trees in full blossom.

May 4, 2011 – 1:08 pm | By Alexander | Posted in China, Tea, Tea varieties | Comments (1)

A friday of Kung Fu and Tea

A lot of people came out to Bjarte’s presentation of his trip to China. We really got a night packed full of stories from his stay at Wudang together with demonstrations of a Chen style taiji form, the powerful Immortal staff and the Immortal Sword. As well as an appearance of his Kung Fu students. […]

March 13, 2011 – 10:09 pm | By Alexander | Posted in Ceremony | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

First Tea Tasting In Oslo

With 15 degrees below outside and the rush of Christmas shopping entering the mind of people I felt it was about time for a little Tea break. So I invited people to come and taste some of the great teas Tony had found on the market in Guangzhou. At around 3pm on saturday the 4th […]

February 6, 2011 – 11:54 pm | By Alexander | Posted in Ceremony | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)