Black tea contrast training + Teativity offer

This week’s focus is a simple training contrast: leaf size.

You can see the idea here:

→ Big leaves (Assamica type) vs small leaves (Sinensis type)

Teativity uses Yunnan big-leaf material at different altitudes so you can practise comparison inside one family — not random samples from everywhere.

Why this matters next to green vs black

Green tea is unoxidised. Heat is easy to get wrong: too hot pulls bitterness fast and can cover sweetness.

Black tea is oxidised. Think of a cut apple turning brown — the leaf chemistry has already changed. That is why black tea is usually brewed hotter: you are not protecting the same fragile green profile; higher heat helps open aroma that oxidation has already shaped.

Altitude still matters: higher gardens often keep more L-theanine character and a different catechin balance, which you can notice when leaf type is held steady.

Another short reference on leaf and cup behaviour:

This week’s offer (until 26 Oct)

When you order Teativity by 26 October, you also receive one extra small-leaf organic black tea at no charge, so you can run big-leaf vs small-leaf side by side.

Teativity:

https://www.storiesbehindgoods.com/#teativity

HKD 219 (~USD 28) + shipping

US stock available for faster North America delivery while it lasts.

If you want a simple staff exercise using only leaf size as the variable, just reply.

Warmly,

Ming

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