In the daybreak hours on Monday May 21st, the Cutty Sark burned and was reduced to a blackened hull. British authorities are treating the fire as a suspicious incident. At 138 years, the Cutty Sark was the last surviving British tea clipper specifically designed for speed. She left the port … Continue reading
The coffeehouse was a place where a man was safe from his womenfolk (who were forbidden to enter), and although the ladies in their drawing rooms complained about this, in truth no gentlewoman would have cared to set foot inside such establishments. Smoke from the outsized fireplace mingled with tobacco … Continue reading
Oolong tea is considered by some connoisseurs to be the ultimate in the art of tea. Not just its manufacture but also the way in which it is enjoyed. With names such as Iron Goddess of Mercy and Golden Buddha, the different kinds are ripe with legendary stories and even … Continue reading
Tea is naught but this:First you heat the water.Then you make the tea.Then you drink it properly.That is all you need to know.~ Sen no Rikyu, Zen tea master(1522 – 1591)
Poster: Phyll Sheng (phyllsheng@hotmail.com)Date: 5/18/07For sale or exchange: Large pumpkin Yixing teapot (~400 – 450ml); Looking for a ~ 150ml pot with large lid opening and flat base for Dan Cong oolong.Offer: $40 + shipping
We’re excited to be launching the first on-line Teaware Exchange. I suspect we all have a stash of teapots and cups that we no longer use. Perhaps we got some as gifts, or inherited some from family. Sometimes our aesthetic changes and we no longer love that quirky pot we … Continue reading