April 2024
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A private tea party
Recently I was invited to a private tea tasting, with a pretty specific focus: very old teas. I wasn’t told much else, except that there’d be 8 of them, and it’d cost 3000 NTD ($93 USD). A few weeks earlier I’d stumbled upon a similar gathering hosted by the same man— Liu Laoshi, or teacher… Continue reading
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Water matters
Recently I was having tea with a friend and she started talking about the different ways she pours water. We were having a pretty strong shengpu from Lao Man’e, a region within Bulang known for particularly bitter teas. As we waited for the clay kettle to boil, she explained how there’s two ways she might… Continue reading
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