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…

Back when I was a noob, straight off the farm — fresh to Taiwan and clueless about where to find good tea — I wandered into a very well-marketed shop called Ten Ren. After chatting with th…

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…

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…

One of the hardest things about running J-Tea is that the tea we sell is so damn good. You’d think that would make things easy, but the reality is that running a business takes time—time t…