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    International Tea Day, May 21st – Conversation on Youtube Live
    Jeff Fuchs
    • May 19, 2020
    • 1 min

    International Tea Day, May 21st – Conversation on Youtube Live

    Nice bit of recognition for the leaf as this coming May 21st has been officially designated as International Tea Day…though for many of...
    White Tea Trials on the Big Island and the Memory of a Mentor
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Mar 7, 2020
    • 6 min

    White Tea Trials on the Big Island and the Memory of a Mentor

    So many sips and times of tea that have made their way into me have been enhanced while sitting in the surrounds and spaces in which the...
    Umami Flows West to Puerh and its Bite
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Nov 2, 2019
    • 4 min

    Umami Flows West to Puerh and its Bite

    A flow westward out of one of the most precision oriented cultures of the leaf to a tiny corner (and an old home of mine) in southwestern...
    The Teahouse – Japan Flows Forward
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Oct 18, 2019
    • 2 min

    The Teahouse – Japan Flows Forward

    The first concept that is immediately put on the shelf about a teahouse here in Japan is that there will be no fun. The second concept is...
    Gyokuro Moments with Tea People  – Japan
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Oct 10, 2019
    • 3 min

    Gyokuro Moments with Tea People – Japan

    Some sage and simple wisdom as always from those who spend time at the source, at the cup, and in the tea houses. Travel through some of...
    The Tea That Got Away
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Jan 18, 2019
    • 2 min

    The Tea That Got Away

    Every single year on the tea foraging and sourcing missions I go on, there is a tea that – for any number of reasons – I miss out on...
    Puerh and its Other Worlds – Still There
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Sep 7, 2018
    • 7 min

    Puerh and its Other Worlds – Still There

    Puerh – The Forest Journeying back into Yunnan’s Xishuangbanna for a later than usual annual immersion into Puerh sourcing, learning and...
    Our “The Tea Explorer” doc film wins Silver World Award
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Apr 19, 2018
    • 1 min

    Our “The Tea Explorer” doc film wins Silver World Award

    Chuffed that our recent documentary “The Tea Explorer” just won a Silver World Award at this year’s 2018 New York Festivals International...
    Gyokuro – A Small Immersion into Umami
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Mar 29, 2018
    • 5 min

    Gyokuro – A Small Immersion into Umami

    The little cedar hand-crafted box had been brought by a friend Tomoyo from Japan and had been waiting to be opened for months. Tidy and...
    The Tea Explorer – Film Night in NYC
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Mar 22, 2018
    • 1 min

    The Tea Explorer – Film Night in NYC

    Looking forward to this little tea infused event hosted by Museum of Tea and Floating Mountain in New York City. Director Andrew E.M....
    The Tea Explorer – Screening at Toronto Tea Festival
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Jan 11, 2018
    • 1 min

    The Tea Explorer – Screening at Toronto Tea Festival

    The Toronto Tea Festival will be hosting director Andrew Gregg and I for a special screening of our ‘Tea Explorer’ film at the upcoming...
    Tea, Mountains and The Close of a Year. Tributes and Moments
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Dec 30, 2017
    • 4 min

    Tea, Mountains and The Close of a Year. Tributes and Moments

    ‘The Rice Eater’. A particularly strategic rice coveting monkey in Kathmandu who provided a spectacle lasting for 20 minutes. A new year...
    International Tea Day – Lao Banzhang Mentor
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Dec 15, 2017
    • 1 min

    International Tea Day – Lao Banzhang Mentor

    Thought I’d be remiss if I didn’t bow the head to a quiet mentor of mine in the tea world during this International Tea Day. Master...
    Puerh’s Ancient Cylinder – 竹面 – Zhú tǒng
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Dec 1, 2017
    • 8 min

    Puerh’s Ancient Cylinder – 竹面 – Zhú tǒng

    A local with a freshly unveiled ‘tong’ coming out of its bamboo home. The round cylinder of compressed Puerh, known in southern Yunnan to...
    Sips at the 2017 International Tea Conference in Hubei
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Oct 15, 2017
    • 5 min

    Sips at the 2017 International Tea Conference in Hubei

    Tea covers and stretches across entire hillsides of the province of Hubei and yet I’ve never been. While I’d heard of the teas, none I...
    Tea Explorer Extended Run – On CBC’s Doc Channel
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Sep 9, 2017
    • 2 min

    Tea Explorer Extended Run – On CBC’s Doc Channel

    We’re delighted to announce that our documentary film The Tea Explorer film is getting an additional airing on Sunday Sept, 10th at 9 pm...
    Moments with an Aging Classic – Bada at 10 years
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Aug 12, 2017
    • 5 min

    Moments with an Aging Classic – Bada at 10 years

    “Forget about worrying about age. Forget it! If a tea isn’t made well, it isn’t going to become better. It is just going to age”....
    Darjeeling Chronicles (2 of 2) – Jungpana
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Mar 17, 2017
    • 7 min

    Darjeeling Chronicles (2 of 2) – Jungpana

    Past Kurseong’s mildly raging centre of town we settle at last at Goomtee, again with Rajiv acting as flawless and entertaining guide...
    Darjeeling Chronicles 1 (of 2) – To Jungpana Slowly
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Feb 24, 2017
    • 6 min

    Darjeeling Chronicles 1 (of 2) – To Jungpana Slowly

    An act that will repeat itself again and again…the great pour. A joy is sometimes not having a huge frame of reference nor expectation....
    He Kai Ancient Tree Puerh – A Long Walk
    Jeff Fuchs
    • Aug 12, 2016
    • 6 min

    He Kai Ancient Tree Puerh – A Long Walk

    Nothing quite ‘scars’ the palate like a magnificent hit of a powerful tea. From that moment forward something has changed and it might as...
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