Your First Dip #hellopuerhmyoldfriend

Posted by Arthur Tong on 25th Aug 2017

Ay, so you’re ready for a taste?Let’s start with the original yet ironically, the less familiar. Let’s go with a compressed sheng or “raw” pu-erh.You may recall from the last post that the now popular … read more

The New Beginning #hellopuerhmyoldfriend

Posted by Arthur Tong on 14th Jul 2017

Just a couple years into Tea Craft, we began dipping our toe into the deepest ocean of them all - the murky yet ethereal vastness that is pu-erh.But for us, there was no heroic plunge into a "never lo … read more

Sencha Semantics

Posted by Arthur Tong on 27th Mar 2017

You may have noticed we’ve been debunking some common tea misunderstandings and here’s another one. No time more apt than after young Bridget’s recent return from Kyoto.Though the original “jian cha” … read more

Easy on the Matcha Hype

Posted by Arthur Tong on 16th Mar 2017

Let us offer another reminder about what really goes on in matcha which we began discussing about a year ago.Last year was a big year for this much misunderstood and misrepresented drink, and the ferv … read more

The Perversion of Season

Posted by Arthur Tong on 6th Feb 2017

It’s a confusing time for tea. We’re not quite sure what to do with ourselves. Not only are we experiencing sweltering heat on this side of the world, over yonder in tea-country, not too much tends to … read more