There is a man in Taiwan I think about often. His name is Li Lao Shi — Teacher Li. He is in his seventies now. He is an acupuncturist, a fortune teller, and a feng shui master, all packed into o…

We are getting near the end of our essential tools of gong fu cha. I like to keep it simple and when it comes to brewing tea, oftentimes, less is more. The next piece of equipment that I would conside…

Tasting tea is one of life’s pleasures. But the word taste also has a component that we can call evaluation. There’s a word with similar meaning in Chinese. The Chinese character consists of three mou…

I have a few books on tea that I got in Taiwan. One in particular has really nice illustrations and a wealth of information on cultivars, and growing and processing tea. At first glance, it seemed lik…

I caught myself looking around the teahouse. I was looking for something that I’ve had since when the teahouse first opened. My tea company, J-TEA, has been wholesaling since 2004, and open to the pub…