Buddhist Tastings, Western Meditations

Apr 26, 2019

Data or drinking? Max reflects upon a memorable tea tasting at a shop run by a group of Buddhist students, and upon the different ways of appreciating the ephemeral experience of tea. Continue reading

Poultry tea? Really?

Jul 23, 2018

Tasting of Duck Shit Dancong plus wild associations with other "Poultry Teas" like Bai Ji Guan or Ji Long Kan. Putting tea into relation with chicken broth and other weird thoughts. Continue reading

The Taiwanese Tieguanyin Master

Apr 23, 2018

Spending time with Master Chen, who has been producing Tieguanyin in Anxi for about thirty years, optimising his production methods from year to year without being swayed by current fashions.

Anxi and its Tieguanyin

Apr 22, 2018

The first two days in the county of Anxi, in search of Tieguanyin. Visiting the town tea market, the plantations of Longjuan, and several tea factories. The first meeting with Mister Chen, the Taiwanese Tieguanyin master. Continue reading

Summertime - and the tea is quite fruity

Mar 30, 2018

Ramping up the vitamin intake with two very special top-notch teas. Continue reading

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