Discover the 6 Tea Types and a WORLD of Awesome Tea Sub-Types | Masterclass on Tea Ch. 1 of 8

[@melbourne_1936]

I never knew I needed to know this but as a long-time tea lover, I need to now learn EVERYTHING about tea. Thank you!!!

[@wumountaintea]

That's great to hear!! 😄🌱 We have Chapter 2 on Tea Biology & Cultivation dropping tomorrow and Chapters 3-8 of the course dropping every 72 hours throughout the month of August... so stay tuned! 🤗🍵

[@duncanowen1484]

This was the university degree I never knew I needed. Thanks to the KZbin algo for recommending it. I have never been recommended a tea video before, let alone a masterclass. Makes my collection of oolong, white and green tea drinking that much more interesting.

[@bruhmei1491]

yes yes yes

[@ironlion45]

I really like how you lay all this out there just straight facts. Most people who talk tea on youtube like to be super dramatic about it, which is fine, but not when you're trying to just learn the basics.

[@wumountaintea]

Thank you!! I really appreciate this comment because you highlighted exactly what my intention here is - I felt that tea educators were overly focused on the folklore side of tea (which is interesting too!), but people seem to want a little less riff-raff and little more concrete information. Anyway, thank you for watching and commenting! :)

[@bruhmei1491]

yes yess yeeeees

[@fionn5305]

Thank you so much for this amazing course.......I am 70 years of age and I believe in learning something new every day. I was brought up on Ceylon tea I had an Uncle (Irish Priest) living in India and every year he would send us in November a very large wooden tea chest of loose Ceylon tea. What memories, to remember the excitement of my parents opening up the tea chest (probably took 2 months to deliver from India to Ireland) which stood on the floor in the sitting room it was a real treasure for our family.

[@wumountaintea]

What a beautiful story! I can imagine the excitement of the tea chest on it's way 😄🌱 I feel honored to have added a couple of extra details to your lifelong relationship with tea. It brings me joy to connect with others through tea 🍵 Do you still drink Ceylon tea to this day? Dylan

[@fionn5305]

@@wumountaintea Yes Ceylon tea is still my all time favourite, but recently I have been venturing into herbal teas my favourite morning brew now is mint & sencha/matcha green tea I usually have Earl Gray tea in the afternoons. After viewing three of your videos this morning I am looking into loose teas again to make Kombucha, I viewed ;your VID on that. Dylan you truly are an amazing person. Thank you so very much. HUGS!

[@wumountaintea]

@@fionn5305 aw Thank You!! 🥰 that's so kind Minty Matcha sounds like it would certainly wake you up in the morning!! I will have to give that one a try 😊🍵 Keep me updated on your ventures with tea! More tea videos on the way 🌱 HUGS 💚 Dylan

[@shyandsy]

there are some people in my life, they looks like a lighthouse on the pacific ocean, they give use the power of life, they told me where we should go, they light up the dark sky at night. you are one of thoese people, so amazing...

[@theharper1]

Nice to explain about the different varieties. Interesting to note - what people in the west call "black" tea, the Chinese call "red" tea, because the resulting brew is red. In China, "black" teas are things like Pu Erh and Oolong (black dragon).

[@figeon]

I’ve started differentiating both as different types. I’ll call earl grey, irish breakfasts, indian black tea, and other similar teas “black tea”, but chinese and japanese tea like Yakushima black, Yunnan fenqing wild tree, sun moon lake, I call those “red tea”. I think earl grey and sun moon lake are different enough to warrant being a completely separate category.

[@theharper1]

@@figeon I wonder what category Japanese houjicha fits into? I'm thinking black tea.

[@figeon]

@@theharper1 I would still consider that green tea personally

[@kelvinsixingliu1668]

The gods of KZbin algorithm bestowed this video on me, and I'm so glad it did. Learning so much already, thank you for making this resource for all of us tea noobs out there.

[@rehoboth_farm]

10:00 actually, German white wines are picked several times in the harvest season and the later the picking the higher the sugar content. The latest picking is used to make the most expensive wine. This is the difference between a kabinett, spatlese, auslese and an eisewein which is picked last.

[@MrAranton]

It‘s not quite same. Tea plants can be harvested multiple times a year. The same doesn’t apply to wine. What you‘re referring to is delaying the harvest - or leaving some grapes on the stock while others are harvested. Which is a bit of a gamble. The longer the harvest of wine is delayed, the greater the chance for things to go wrong. If there’s too much rain the grapes will rot, if frost doesn‘t hit, there not going to be Eiswein.

[@proudbacteria1373]

​@@MrArantonI vomitted from drinking such wine from France. Such fermented sweet wine should be drunk in very small quantities but I drank half a bottle.

[@_de_reve]

as art historian that studied East Asian Art & Culture in uni i can only THANK YOU for giving me a further and deeper understanding of this very central tradition that i need to understand for my studies!!✨

[@timn.5029]

It's the passion for his field that comes out in his narration that did it for me (that and his elaborate hand gestures). Not the video I was looking for, but 36 minutes later I'm glad it's the one I found. Definitely going to look more into teas moving forward.

[@childrenofscarlet6164]

When i tried a black tea from a sinensis variant for the first time, it blew my mind since i grew up accustomed to the assamica flavor and tasting a black tea that isn’t bold jn the palette is widening my view on what type of flavors black tea can produce.

[@FknClownShoes]

What you recommend for making taste better for green tea?

[@BlondePond]

Finally!! Someone who knows what they’re talking about without all the hurrah! Taking notes for my next tinder date 👍🏿

[@wumountaintea]

Yeah no we're done with hurrah... hurrah is now canceled 🚫🙌🌱 Is there not a dating app for tea drinkers yet?? No 'Tea-swipe' or Tea-Harmony?? I'm busy with tea vids but the idea is yours to run with if you wanna build the app 😜🍵💚

[@ironlion45]

@@wumountaintea Teander?

[@chrisblue4652]

Oh wow. Last year I traveled to China and we visited West Lake in Hangzhou. I had a friend living in Hangzhou who was going to take us all around the lake and explore. However, I caught covid and had no energy for anything strenuous. So he called an uber and brought me just outside the city to the terraced tea plantations where we rested at a tea house in the middle of a plantation and spent the whole day resting, chatting, and watching workers tending to the tea plants. At the tea plantation, they served us Dragonwell tea (longjing) sourced from the plantation we were at as well as many other teas. It was an amazing relaxing experience. They brought us many fruits and nuts as snacks - these fruits and nuts were simple, but the best tasting fruits and nuts I've ever had. They were very minimally seasoned if at all, but the freshness, quality, and the roasting process left an incredible taste that was beyond what I even knew was possible. And the tea was also amazing. It was so amazing that I got really into tea after returning home and now bring tea to work and brew a cup chinese style every morning. Hangzhou turns out to really specialize in tea culture and the slower way of life in China. And many people you meet from Hangzhou or who have lived in hangzhou all know alot about tea and how to enjoy the culture and process of drinking tea.

[@itsimplykc]

I’ve never seen the teas broken down by type, process, shape, region etc. do you have a complete list for all of them that you could share or a resource I could lookup to find this information? Thank you so much this has all been so helpful!

[@DrNosepick]

You take a complex subject and make it, if not quite simple, at least readily comprehensible. That's impressive. Thank you for doing this educational work.

[@one2three4our]

Wow, I've lived in Beijing for over 17 years and been pretty obsessed with Chinese tea the whole time - I thought I knew a fair bit about tea but you make me look like a novice. This is a truly excellent overview. Love the tea paraphernalia and traditional paintings in the background too. My favourites are Anji Baicha, Liuan Guapian, good sencha, upmarket Jinjunmei or Dianhong with oatmeal/porridge for breakfast, or a Tieguanyin or Dongding oolong when entertaining. Ping me if you come to Beijing! Good luck with everything. Best Mark

[@wumountaintea]

Ohh that Dianhong Oatmeal pairing sounds 😋🤌🔥 I lived in Beijing for a couple of years during high school and college, that’s actually where I had my first cup of great tea, from a vendor around Guomao. Sure, 加个微信 13610223475 Dylan

[@ryanwolf7805]

Thank you so much for this. I started getting into tea this year and your masterclass is seriously leveling up and broadening my knowledge.

[@wumountaintea]

You’re welcome Ryan! I’m happy that you’ve gotten into tea and that the videos have helped you kick off the journey 😊🌱🍵 Don’t hesitate to reach out to me with questions or thoughts as they arise on your path with tea 🍵 Thank you for watching and commenting 🤘🌱 - Dylan

[@etaggie09]

Thank you to our AI overlords for putting this in my feed. Your passion for and knowledge of tea is incredibly infectious, and I can’t wait to binge this whole series.

[@ThomasKarge]

You know, I think you have done a wonderful job introducing the world of tea types, so much so that I am eager to watch all the chapters in your Master Class. Thank you for your enthusiasm and dedication to tea - you have piqued my interest in finding some of the teas you have suggested. We have an Asian Market close to our home, and I am excited to making a field trip to see what they might have to offer. As a 74 year old “Senior” I now have a new interest to investigate - thanks to you. Please keep your commitment to educating about tea, you have an engaging style of teaching that invites me in. All the best to you!!

[@jamc666]

I hardly drink tea other than green tea (more of a coffee junkie) but your level of knowledge and enthusiasm on the subject makes one want to try all the ones mentioned. Big kudos. ... and now on to chapter 2 😃

[@marylam2886]

I like the way you use your hand to express number six naturally, you really got the Asian culture printed in your bone

[@huixuanling]

Thank you very much for your introduction,I would like to add that in China, there are a total of 4 kinds of green tea production ways, and all have famous representative tea, including fried green tea (Dragonwell, Biluochun), baked green tea (Taipinghoukui, Huangshan Maofeng), steamed green tea (Enshi Yulu), sun green tea (Sichuan and Yunnan green tea), of which fried green tea is the most common.

[@easypeasy2899]

This is so helpful! I went on to websites to order Chinese tea and was overwhelmed by different types and names that I didn’t know how to pick to buy. Now I know what I am buying and how to choose. Thank you!

[@Choppini]

This is my kind of channel!!! Came her from your Kombucha scientific video. 1000 thumbs up

[@professionalmola3852]

For most of these specific tea types, I'm worried I would be buying the wrong thing from the wrong place. Is there a particular place or company you'd recommend buying from?

[@Palpatine4Senate]

This is everything I want in a KZbin Channel! Another great one!

[@wumountaintea]

Awesome! 😃🍵🌱 Thanks for watching and commenting 🙏 More vids on the way 🤘🍵

[@rekhagokani9584]

I am intrigued and taking mental notes in your presentation, your knowledge, passion.....the list goes on, my cuppa is English-indian pg tips,which is boiling hot water p9ured in a cup with tea masala, let it brew milk, drink at the right temperature, it has been pg tips, but now you have educated me, tea world discovery time.

[@technoguyx]

Been recommended this video probably since it was uploaded and got around to watch it just now -- very complete overview, way more than just the taxonomy I clicked for. Thanks for the upload

[@cathedrale908]

Hey man. A bit late to the party, I just want to say that I appreciate how articulate you are speaking, it really makes it easier for us non-native speakers to follow along

[@souadbauer164]

I’m blown away by the wealth of information on tea. Thank you, it’s fascinating. I wanted to learn more about teas in honour of my soulmate, a lover of tea and I came across your channel. This is more than great. 🙏

[@AR-ly5zt]

This information is so comprehensive that makes me realize how little I know about tea, please keep the content coming, I'm looking to learn more from it

[@Dr.Graaff]

This is a great video. At first i did not understand much. But as my tea journey continues I return to this video again and again, since I start to understand more

[@sishui9429]

This is so so resourceful and informative. I grew up in northern part of China and we aren't that accustomed to drinking tea. My mother, however, is a tea lover but we didn't have access to that many fine grades of tea readily available, everything is pre-packaged, and only the famous tea kinds get around. It's amazing learning this "taxonomy" of tea, where it also gives me a general idea of how it's produced and brought to our table. This is a great opening episode, thank you so much!

[@Jessica_YizhenJiang]

Love this and enjoy it a lot. Even for Chinese , I still learn more knowledge about tea from this video

[@dualsling6249]

this is such a good bundle of knowledge

[@blueowl3474]

Ohmygod i didn't even know dark tea was different than black tea!! It's fascibating how many different beverages you can get from one type of plant. I've loved tea for eons, and i needed this masterclass, thank you!

[@aeriszona]

I LOVE TEA SO MUCH I NEVER THOUGHT OF LOOKING FOR A TEA VIDEO BUT IT FOUND ME AND I LOVE IT

[@Piper7cub]

WOW! I had no idea there are so varieties and sub-varieties and sub-sub-varieties. I've always been a tea drinker but now I'm not so sure.... I no longer think that my generic Black and Green Tea in which I leave the tea bag in the cup the entire time I drink the tea (someone once told me that the longer you leave the bag in the hot water, the more bitter the tea but I still do it) and then I re-use the same bag for 2 more cups counts. Someday I'll have to try some of the teas you mentioned. Great information! You obviously spent a lot of time putting this information together.

[@Ken-fh4jc]

Damn dude I’m so glad I found this channel. Good stuff!

[@rachel39321]

When I saw that you made an eight part series, I became giddy with excitement! I just love tea and learning!

[@leesvision]

I had no idea there were so many types of tea. I have drink many types of herbal tea but now want to try some of these. Much love ❤️ 🙏

[@PeterFelis]

Man, I am so grateful for this. I love your passion for tea, I love the masterclass and I love tea. It all comes together in the best possible way. Thank you so much for this!

[@CarlaValdivia-b1c]

You KNOW what you’re talking about. Wonderful!

[@romanog.208]

nothin better than watching this video with a cup of tea at midnight

[@ant9228]

This should have a million + views

[@SmithTrek]

Liu Bao is one of my favorite dark teas !! Along with many white teas from Fuding !

[@CLmonsterliew]

Wonderful information, appreciate your time putting this together

[@begotten59]

Thank you so much Dylan O'Neill Rothenberg. I’m a coffee barista couch to BID Deaf coffee students, brain cancer 17 years and counting. Looking forward to next lesson. 🍵🍵🍵--☕️☕️☕️👩🏽‍🦽🌴🦅

[@hieang88]

thanks for the wonderfully detailed yet digestable 101 for us

[@kittycatcrunchie]

I have a question :) At a lot of tea shops near me, they sell something similar to Green Tea called "blue tea" I looked it up and couldn't find anything. The only variety that is specifically named is "high mountain blue tea" and the others are mixed with herbs//fruits to make mixed infusions. What is blue tea? Is it just a mistranslation of green or is it something else? It's also not actually blue (I keep getting people telling me it's butterfly peaflower, it is not, guaranteed) I'd love to know! Because it tastes great and not exactly like green tea, but still kind of floral/vegetal. (I usually buy it because I like pearl jasmine green tea and they both have pretty nice bitter channels!) Nevermind... Even though I've been trying to find results for months now, I just found out its oolong... Thanks anyway! Off to buy some High Mountain Oolong then

[@JakeOlsonTheSnake]

Wow, I have been studying tea on and of for about 8 years, and this is one of the best concise summaries i have heard. You have a new subscriber!!! Looking forward to listening to more of your work.

[@debreczi2]

Wow! This video was excellent. Going to watch all of them. But first, I'll note down some teas to try! Thank you! :) BTW, your Chinese pronounciation is great!

[@lizcruz2909]

This is the masterclass I’ve always wanted!!! I’ve always had so many questions about tea and I’m so excited that all this content is in one series, and after watching this first video it seems like it’s so well done! Thanks so much for doing this, looking forward to watching the rest! ✨✨👍👍

[@elliez7269]

Oh man gosh you are SO INCREDIBLE and amazing!! This is is such a brilliant video, so well organized and so well explained and thoughtful. Can’t thank you enough for sharing your expertise and taking the time and care to do it so well. I hope you make more videos!!

[@bryanooi8815]

Great introduction! As Chinese tea drinker for more a decade I still learn a great deal from your introductory lesson.

[@Asantewarrior]

Blown away! This is amazing on soo many levels. I will leave a comment on each video because you deserve it. Information packed content which is extremely valuable and well packaged. All for free!? In this day and age? I'm inspired

[@naomi5418]

I grew up in China as the only coffee drinker with all the tea snobs in my family , and now I ‘m learning tea stuff from you 😂! Fantastic video btw. Your are super knowledgeable.

[@RoseMary-gl4ee]

Thank you so much for offering your knowledge to us in English! You’re such a unique combination, I’m lucky to have found you!

[@livia欖]

I tried Yellow Tea when I went to a tea house in Jeonju, South Korea, with my friend this year. She told me she had been to that exact tea house before when she was young and during her stay she got sick. Her parents ordered the same Yellow Tea back then and she said it was very nostalgic for her to drink it again with me.

[@Eveerett]

Exactly the channel I’ve been looking for. God bless you brother.

[@wumountaintea]

My man! Welcome to Wu Nation 🙏🌱🍵🤘

[@MiguelGonzalez-vz6qi]

@@wumountaintea Wu! Tang! Wu ! Tang !

[@sincerelyFranny]

This masterclass is incredible. Thank you so much for all the effort you've put into sharing this information. 🙏

[@uwagatorreador3882]

It is amazing. Thank you for your time! 🙏

[@philipsegal8475]

Very impressed (and a little envious 😁) of your tea journey. Looking forward to learning from you.

[@micaelgarcia5005]

Thank you for the protocol. I'm a biochemistry student, and I was trying to write this protocol during class today. You saved me a lot of time. Thank you

[@christopherlayug9358]

This video is a gem among the other videos that get reccomended to me. I learned so much from this one 36 minute video, thank you for sharing!

[@bernardogrobeisenweingersz9768]

WOW awesome class love it SO much ,thank you for saharing

[@sunriseboy4837]

At 13:00, you don't have to apologize for giving us a modest amount of information. We aren't 8 years-old!

[@wumountaintea]

Well shit how old are we then?!? At least a modest amount of information digesting age!

[@nonimus6269]

Before I happened upon this video, I knew nothing about tea and had very little interest in it. You've opened a whole new world for me, and the clear passion that you have for tea makes learning about it even more fascinating.

[@linneahjortman9767]

Thank you soo much for this masterclass! I have longed for this for so long and finally I am amble to learn all about the different types of tea! Fun fact: I have actually found two different kinds of yellow tea during my tea-drinking years so far :)

[@aishwaryachivikula]

Thank you thank you thank you for this beautiful video! I'm so glad i stumbled upon your page!

[@tonymagana5015]

Can’t wait for the next video!

[@wumountaintea]

Thanks Tony! All 8 chapters plus an intro video for the whole course are all ready to go and scheduled for release every 72 hours through the month of August... so stay tuned! 😃🌱🍵

[@icecube-x]

عجيب! نحن في الشرق الأوسط و بتحديد في السعودية مدمنون لشاهي ولكن اول مره اسمع عن هذه المعلومات العميقة تفصلياً لابد ان اجرب جميع انواع الشاي لأننا نحب الشاي ألأحمر غامق اكثر ما يتواجد في السوق لدينا

[@susieangelo6410]

Bravo for your knowledge and experience to explain the history and their descriptions that speaks volumes. You're terrific! 💜

[@nijinokanata111]

The skill tree of tea in the thumbnail got me. I'm learning a lot!

[@WilczukPL]

Amazing video, probably the best i've ever seen of any topic on entire youtube. Recently i've found interest in oolong teas and your video helped a lot. There's actually a very nice online tea shop in my country which sells lots and lots of different types of tea in good price, including many of those you mentioned to be very hard to find.

[@danielenglish2469]

I couldn't care less about different kinds of tea. Yet, somehow, this video was captivating to watch. Exceptional job of teaching this.

[@simonbadger554]

Excellent video - I am a real tea fan and only buy single garden teas but had never understood the different classifications before - thank you

[@diskuswerfer2695]

I reall liked watching this Video

[@jwillisbarrie]

Thanks for adding actual captions for the Deaf

[@wumountaintea]

Haha gotchu! 🤙🍵 the manual subtitling did take a few hours but I was like yep we got some Deaf sippers out there let’s show some love 🫶🌱

[@belovedofdeath]

​@@wumountaintea ❤

[@tracivictoria3889]

You’re a star! Keep shining and the content flowing! most importantly, keep doing what you love! Thank you for all that you’ve put out there in the world thus far! Hope to see more of you in the near future!

[@wumountaintea]

Traci thank you so much!! And I saw you chipped into my little kickstarter too! That’s means a lot to me 🥰🙏 I’m so happy you’ve been enjoying the tea videos! Are you a long time tea lover or just getting into it now? Very happy to be a part of your journey in tea 🤗 Best, Dylan from Wu

[@HandofNot]

Seriouisly! this is a great overview of tea, for those who know a little bit but need a refresher. Thanks!

[@cozygorl4150]

im excited to binge all of your videos! im so happy i found your channel, thank you for sharing your knowledge 🫶

[@M3LANAT3D]

Learning that there’s so much I don’t know about tea! I know you left herbal tea in the dust, but I think it would be cool to hear you speak about it!

[@Yoshi-lj5el]

I am Japanese, so I have been a casual drinker of green tea since I was a kid, but I never knew it was so good for us.

[@foxiixx1867]

i never thought more about tea than just liking its flavour but it is SOOO interesting, i need to learn more about it

[@JollyFigNut]

Definitely going to be coming back to this masterclass series again and again! Currently new to loose leaf tea and the selection can be overwhelming and this series is helping greatly

[@Eliza-Wilson-YT]

What an education! Thank you so much for breaking it all down. I love teas, but I always get muddleheaded when descriptions of each are presented. Simply put, I did not understand because I did not have the foundation to evaluate each tea type. I just subscribed and bookmarked this page because I will go back to this repeatedly. I definitely want more of your videos.

[@mariasokolova6737]

i am thankful for you video. You give whole information about tea.

[@mohammedparveez.g8204]

Never have i heard these many terminologies and classifications of tea. Thanks indeed.

[@433bliss]

This is one of the most interesting breakdowns I've found on the internet, thank you so much for the info! I once was sold what they told me was "moonlight (white?) tea", but I'm not sure if it's what you're referring to in the video. The name on the package reads "Yue Guang Bai".

[@chidiike5920]

I am not a tea lover, but the way you talk about tea, it's making me love tea. Thank you for sharing such interesting knowledge of tea.

[@wumountaintea]

Haha cool! Really glad to hear that :) What’s gonna be the first one you try?? 🤔🌱

[@dennismutabari2842]

Honestly this is the best video I have watched about tea . I‘m looking forward to many more #Tea maker .

[@PastorErickDMarquez]

Abolutely Excellent Video Wow

[@CaptainTrockenbart]

Thanks for the very informative video. I think categorizing the purple tea is tricky. Most of it here in Kenya is processed like green tea and they use the drum machines for fixation. Not many oxidize it. Regards from Rift Valley!

[@berlinjack9178]

Thank you. Learnt a lot. I am a German. As per my personal experience Ceylon black tea and Japanese Sencha are the best ❤

[@rajbinder5164]

Wow I’m sooo happy I’ve come across your videos 😍 Thanks Dylan

[@gregpappas]

very excited. Thank you.

[@InteriorMuse]

yellow teas are my absolute favorite other than aged white. You are definitely right about how white tea ages like wine. Great content

[@orngjce223]

My parents raised me on High Mountain oolong pearls from Taiwan and Korean roasted barley tisane (respectively), and I have been wondering how exactly to branch out from there. Thank you for this series!

[@jordyyew]

IMPRESSIVE VIDEO ! Thank you for sharing this golf knowledge

[@sonochinos]

Thank you so much for this video! It was really in-depth yet well-explained and a perfect introduction to tea for a beginner!

[@zachangerthal7817]

Hi Dylan! I enjoyed every bit of this video and appreciate all your effort and enthusiasm in putting it out there for us. I learned quite a bit and plan to watch the rest of the masterclass. One thing I would have liked to hear about is the generalized aroma and flavor profile(s) for each of the 6 types. I think I got that here and there for a couple of the 6 , but I would have liked for it to be a bit more nuanced in that sense. I do understand and realize that there is layer upon layer and rabbit hole galore for each type, which would make it hard to generalize flavor and aroma, but maybe that's possible? I'm not sure if this will get covered in chapters 2-8, but let me know. thanks!