by David Campbell | Oct 1, 2018 | General
Hey, can you change a hundred? That was a regular question back when I had a “brick and mortar” business. Happily I never did get stuck with a bad note but it certainly could have happened. Today so many things are counterfeited; money, of course, but also jewelry,...
by David Campbell | Sep 1, 2018 | General
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 I recently came across the above lines immortalized by Sen no Rikyu, the great master of the Japanese tea ceremony. Sure, I...
by David Campbell | Aug 1, 2018 | Taiwanese Tea History
The Farm Fushoushan Farm, comprising over 800 hectares of land, overlooks Lishan village from high on the mountainside. Located between 1800 and 2560m in elevation, the farm produces many delicious high mountain fruits and vegetables together with some of the most...
by David Campbell | Jul 1, 2018 | General, Taiwanese Tea History
Early Days Early in my tea drinking life, I attended a workshop on the traditional Chinese tea ceremony. I was certainly aware of the traditional Japanese ceremony but, as someone who generally preferred Chinese style teas, I was eager to learn the “correct” way to...
by David Campbell | Jun 1, 2018 | Taiwanese Tea History
Previously seen on “The Corner” Last month I looked at the name Wenshan bao zhong to see if it could offer clues about the nature of authenticity for this tea.[1] I noted that many consider authentic bao zhong to be tea only from the area around Pinglin to the...
