Leaf Journeys, Leaf Ageing, and the Heights

It was upon the months' long journeys along the Tea Horse Road that the big-leafed 'assamica' material and eternal panacea, tea, would...

Jeff Fuchs

Aug 3, 20211 min read

Interview with Tea Biz - Informality shouldn't be lost

A few thoughts shared in a recent interview with Tea Biz here. In the great rush of tea paraphernalia and in the increasingly creative...

Jeff Fuchs

May 24, 20211 min read

Tea's Brilliant (and Needed) Informality

Mr. Gao and his tidy moustache move past, beckoning me to join. He has finished a day of pan frying his remarkable teas, and now it is...

Jeff Fuchs

Oct 28, 20208 min read