I was sipping a perfect cup of Golden Lion’s Paw, a Darjeeling tea available through the T Ching store, as I packed my travel bag for an overnight trip. Tea in one hand, cordura duffle in the other, the duffle slipped just as I placed my favorite buckwheat pillow in the bag . [...]

As is our wont, Americans have managed to force our hurried lifestyles onto our tea practices rather than trying to fit a healthy tea practice into our lives. The full benefits healthy practice have been lost on the American public. It is the responsibility of those of us in the tea industry to educate [...]

The three boys in front of me looked unwell. One had glassy eyes, and his mouth was set in what can only be called a grimace. On the other side, the lad kept blinking and licking his lips, as if they were dry. The boy in the middle, Eliot, was silent as a mountain, yet [...]

….if adding some entertaining ritual is on your agenda consider tossing out your strainers…..

The method we use to heat the water that will embrace our tea is an often ignored yet very important part of tea preparation, as important as the leaves or water source even. I have myself ruined countless teas, and been to so many tea shops and tea houses here in Asia where nice tea [...]