Keynoting World Tea Expo 2024

It is perhaps in some of tea’s more informal moments (and people) that something of the leaf’s spirit is kept immortal. I’ll be happily...

Jeff Fuchs

Feb 28, 20241 min read

Tseba, his Tea, and the Walk(s)

One of the most purpose-driven of walkers, Tseba, would prepare a kettle of butter tea every morning before leaving to circumambulate...

Jeff Fuchs

Aug 14, 20222 min read

Tea Pot Travels - The Wild Taiwan Clay '90'ml goes to Europe

It sits amidst 5 other clay pots that are used daily. The lid is never shut tight but rather it sits ajar on top of the little 90 ml...

Jeff Fuchs

Jun 21, 20224 min read

Latest 'Tea Sessions' Column

Few mortals provide (and have provided) as much leaf pleasure as the immortal Karma. Over years and expeditions, he has alchemized his...

Jeff Fuchs

Jul 3, 20211 min read

The Goddess and the Butter

Her’s was the last tent in the windblown nomadic community of Ala Dhotok (Stone Roof), before we headed up the snow pass of Nup Gong La....

Jeff Fuchs

Jun 9, 20211 min read

Latest in my 'Tea Sessions' Column - Mei's Alchemy

Joyfully returning to my Tea Sessions column in collaboration with Outpost Magazine with a piece on one of my favourite tea servers and...

Jeff Fuchs

May 10, 20211 min read

Tea Horse Road Chronicles - A lusty bit of Leaf Tribute

One of the most exquisite pieces of tea porn I’ve come ever across was this compressed mass of large leaf material, formed into seven...

Jeff Fuchs

May 3, 20211 min read

Tea Horse Road Chronicles - He Was Late

The horseman assured Sonam and our team that he would appear at 7am sharp the next morning. He promised over several cups of tea, and...

Jeff Fuchs

Apr 20, 20211 min read

The Tea Sessions - A new column with Outpost Magazine

Given the span of time and efforts to immerse in leaves and the lives connected to tea, there aren’t many more satisfying additions than...

Jeff Fuchs

Feb 16, 20212 min read

Tea Horse Road Chronicles - Empress of Cloth

Ponzera, or Benzilan as it is now known, is a small valley town in northwestern Yunnan that lies alongside a headwater stream of the...

Jeff Fuchs

Feb 3, 20211 min read

Tea Horse Chronicles - The Fry

Dakpa and I had been rolling around tea forests, tea houses, and tea characters for months at this point along portions and strands of...

Jeff Fuchs

Dec 27, 20201 min read