by David Campbell | Jun 1, 2020 | General
No Reviews Often, I am asked why I don’t do tea reviews on this blog (well, I did do one very early on but I don’t count that; hey, it’s my blog and I can overlook if I wish.) The answer is not complex. It flows from two principle points: I’m not particularly...
by David Campbell | May 3, 2020 | General, Issues, Taiwanese Tea History
The Prologue Being in semi-quarantine for nearly two months affects the mind. Now that’s not news you say; clearly, it’s the case. Yes but, one is given to ponder the most fundamental and complex of human questions, the ontological and epistemological foundations of...
by David Campbell | Apr 1, 2020 | General, Production
Conjecture What follows is a heaping dose of conjecture. It is the product of a deductive line of reasoning from certain know facts and, before any firm conclusions can be offered, the scientific research must be completed. Nonetheless, I believe this is how it...
by David Campbell | Jan 1, 2020 | General
In the beginning Prior to 1848 the common perception in the West was that black tea and green tea were produced from different plants.[1] So, the Royal Horticultural Society, with the support of the East India Company sent Scottish botanist Robert Fortune to locate...
by David Campbell | Dec 1, 2019 | General
Arguments From Authority In the early Middle Ages, Christian scholars based many of their arguments on the writings of Aristotle. Aristotle’s texts arbitrated any dispute. Aristotle was the authority and people have been making arguments from authority ever since...
by David Campbell | Nov 1, 2019 | General
Easier done than said “They can’t even boil water.” Who hasn’t heard that said of someone they know who couldn’t comprehend the difference between a chef’s knife and a mixing bowl? Well, technology has made boiling water a rather easy process today. In fact,...
