Tag Archives: Pu’erh
The Tea Explorer – Film Night in NYC
Looking forward to this little tea infused event hosted by Museum of Tea and Floating Mountain in New York City. Director Andrew E.M. Gregg (aka “Legs) and myself will be calling in to chat and sip about our film, The … Continue reading
Puerh – A Sheng Takes the Palates
Snow has that wonderful natural ability to paint big swaths white, and slow everything down to a trickle. “Cooperate or perish” say many Himalayan inhabitants of the natural elements and their forces. Snow and Puerh seem an ideal way to … Continue reading
Travelling Puerh and the ‘Nonsense’ Tea
Sometimes there are simple choices rendered simple. Long travel hours and days with bags, different rooms, and tents where the senses are happily blasted this way and that…different wake up views and different water supplies all contribute to making tea … Continue reading
The Tea Explorer – Screening at Toronto Tea Festival
The Tea Explorer gets a screening at the 2018 Toronto Tea Festival. Continue reading
Tea, Mountains and The Close of a Year. Tributes and Moments
A new year comes and some looking back at moments and a summoning back of experiences and people seems required to pay homage to time having passed. This contemplation isn’t something noble but rather something of appreciation, and it very … Continue reading
Puerh’s Ancient Cylinder – 竹面 – Zhú tǒng
The round cylinder of compressed Puerh, was formed using a bamboo husk and provided one of the most effective means of transporting tea along the Tea Horse Road. Continue reading
Sips at the 2017 International Tea Conference in Hubei
Tea sips in Hubei Province during the 2017 International Tea Conference. Continue reading
Tea Explorer Extended Run – On CBC’s Doc Channel
We’re delighted to announce that our documentary film The Tea Explorer film is getting an additional airing on Sunday Sept, 10th at 9 pm ET/10 PT on CBC’s Doc Channel in Canada. Best taken with a cup of leaves and water … Continue reading
Moments with an Aging Classic – Bada at 10 years
One of the many voices that have counselled and often chided me comes from Mr. Li from Guangdong. Buyer of exceptional teas throughout China for collectors for decades, he runs a teashop that specializes in teas that are simply out of most people’s price range. “Aged” teas was one of his great peeves and discussion points. He raged against pricing a tea simply based on an apparent age of tea. Continue reading