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“You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.”
— C.S. Lewis

musings

Musings
Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head
Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head
Why I've Been Looking for a Sword Made of Peach Wood
Why I've Been Looking for a Sword Made of Peach Wood
A Cup of Tea Large Enough
A Cup of Tea Large Enough
(Death), Taxes, and Tea
(Death), Taxes, and Tea
A Toast to Lucky
A Toast to Lucky
 

puer tea

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The Year was 1973
The Year was 1973
Great Balls of Puer
Great Balls of Puer
Autumnal Tints
Autumnal Tints
The King of Trees
The King of Trees
The Three S's of Evaluating Puer Tea
The Three S's of Evaluating Puer Tea
Cain Sign: 1992 Xiaguan Tuocha (下关沱茶 甲级）
Cain Sign: 1992 Xiaguan Tuocha (下关沱茶 甲级）
 

travel

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“Well, let’s see what happens.”
“Well, let’s see what happens.”
Feels Like Spring
Feels Like Spring
Away from the Blue Agave
Away from the Blue Agave
Lessons from a Teashop
Lessons from a Teashop
October in the Golden Land
October in the Golden Land
Caveat Emptor
Caveat Emptor

In the tourist-filled old towns of China, paved with uneven stones meant to evoke the atmosphere of a different era, the saying "you get what you pay for" has never been truer.

On Virtuous Cycles
On Virtuous Cycles
 

farther afoot - other tea Regions

Hot Takes
Wenshan Baozhong - 2020 Spring
Wenshan Baozhong - 2020 Spring

Light. Sweet. Floral.

Why not?
Why not?

An uncommon find: aged longjing tea.

Japanese Airport Duty-Free Green Tea

Un-nuanced but gets the job done.

The Irresistible Aroma of Rubber Tires
The Irresistible Aroma of Rubber Tires

Smokey.

Nepali Black
Nepali Black

Black teas from Darjeeling, India versus nearby Ilam, in eastern Nepal.

2016 Yellow Tea Leaves (黄片) from Nannuo Mountain
2016 Yellow Tea Leaves (黄片) from Nannuo Mountain

Mild. Lightly floral. Choice of certain tea makers.

Dongding (冻顶) Oolong from Nantou (南头)
Dongding (冻顶) Oolong from Nantou (南头)

Warm. Brooding. Faintly woody.

 

Wild tea means wild