A Tea Addict's Journal

Taiwan produces black tea today, but much of the stock of assamica varietal trees in Taiwan actually were imported during the 1920s and 30s by the Japanese authorities.

About four years ago there was this TV show in Taiwan called Gold Leaf.

So a few days ago I talked about how I was a little shocked by how bad a tea I know well has turned out because my water changed.

I’m currently on the road.

A bit of a history lesson from an old tea drinker here.

Just about a dozen years ago I wrote a post about the dangers of green tea puerh.

Old timers on this blog will remember the Longjing rule, in which I stated that one should not go to Hangzhou to buy Longjing – because the best tea has already left town.

While I’m in Taiwan I’ve been having tea a few times with Alex from Taiwan Tea Odyssey.

Over the years I’ve had some changes in what I believed in.

This is the 19th year this blog has been in existence, which, frankly, is a long time, even if the past few years it’s more of a ghoul and less of an active blog.

Yes, I’m still alive.

A couple years ago I posted about an outing with a friend to go to the local Dayi store to drink new 7542s (I think I deleted the image by accident).