J-TEA pivoted so hard that it is hard to come back to our previous way of doing things. When people ask me when J-TEA will reopen for tasting, I say Spring Equinox of 2025. In fact, that date, while i…
Recently, I’ve been starting the day with live tea sessions on Instagram. If you have time and want to be social on social media, tune in. Sometimes I post these to our IGTV, where they are immortaliz…
The first farmer I bought tea from didn’t trust me. I didn’t know anything. It was a win-win. My long-time friend, who was an old man, suggested it. He said, “You like tea and you have been learning a…
Recently, I scrolled through old photos from my time living in Taiwan. I was reminded of the freedom with which I’d travel from place to place. I’d travel from Tainan, the city where I lived, deep int…
If I go about trying to answer the really tough questions about tea, the endeavor will eventually fall flat, simply because I will lose the ability or drive to come up with these questions. I mean wha…