Tea Blog
Tariffs, Uncertainty, and Stability
The U.S. tariff situation is still under review. We’ve done our best to stabilize the impact through careful pre-buying. Whatever happens, our mission remains…

Brewing Tea Like a Festival in San Francisco
A New Way of Sharing Tea
On a recent trip to San Francisco, I imagined a new way I’d love to share tea. The idea is simple: set up in a high-traffic tourist area, treat it like a tea festival, a…
What Makes an Oolong Tea an Oolong (And Why It's So Underrated)
Let’s examine one of the most misunderstood—and arguably most exciting—categories in the tea world: oolong tea. If you’ve ever wondered what oolong is, why it can taste so diff…

A Deep Dive Into Puer: Tasting, Teaching, and Transformation
Curious about puer tea and what makes it different from other teas? In this post, I share highlights from a recent puer-focused tasting at the tea house. We brewed five raw puers and a rock oolong, ex…

Be Careful What You Wish For (Especially If It's Tea)
You know how they say, be careful what you wish for? Well, I wished for more tea. And now... I got it.
A lot of it.
Recently, I brought in a wave of new teas—an influx that includes seven differ…