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In Memoriam: Kihara-san

Posted on June 19, 2021 by MarshalNJune 19, 2021
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About ten years ago when I first got back to Hong Kong, I was wandering around in the pre-children days and went to Lau Yu Fat to see if they had anything interesting to sell. When I got there someone … Continue reading →

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Posted in Teas | Tagged musings, tieguanyin, travel | 3 Replies

All quiet on the Hong Kong front

Posted on October 24, 2018 by MarshalNOctober 24, 2018
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A few months ago, Tony, who used to run Origin Tea, messaged me this: “You know, I was thinking the other day. You’ve already got more tea than you can drink in your lifetime, and most of it are teas … Continue reading →

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Posted in Teas | Tagged musings | 18 Replies

Crowdsourcing an archive

Posted on July 12, 2018 by MarshalNJuly 12, 2018
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So, one reason the blog isn’t nearly as active as before is because I don’t have a lot of new things to say. I feel like a lot of stuff that I need to say, I have already said (sometimes … Continue reading →

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Posted in Misc | Tagged administration, musings | 13 Replies

Buy less, buy better

Posted on March 1, 2018 by MarshalNMarch 1, 2018
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These days I’m not doing much buying – there’s just no good reason to. Part of it, of course, is the slow realization that I no longer need anything. There’s only so much tea one can consume – assuming 10g … Continue reading →

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Posted in Teas | Tagged musings, shopping | 6 Replies

Tea service is hard

Posted on December 31, 2017 by MarshalNDecember 31, 2017
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Restaurant tea service is often bad, I think mostly because it’s difficult to get right. Of all the things that a server needs to do, making tea to serve a customer is probably one of the most time consuming. You … Continue reading →

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Posted in Teas | Tagged musings | 8 Replies

Drinking up teas

Posted on September 24, 2017 by MarshalNSeptember 24, 2017
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There are a few reasons I haven’t been updating much on my blog recently. The most basic one is I moved recently, so a lot of stuff got moved and many of my teas got moved offsite, because it’s easier … Continue reading →

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Posted in Information | Tagged administration, musings | 18 Replies

Gongfu is not always better

Posted on July 16, 2017 by MarshalNJuly 16, 2017
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Gongfu brewing is quite versatile – you can control all the variables, including the amount of tea, the amount of water, the timing of the infusions, etc. You can adjust infusions as you go to try to get the best … Continue reading →

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Posted in Teas | Tagged grandpa, musings, skills | 13 Replies

Caffeine detox

Posted on May 13, 2017 by MarshalNMay 13, 2017
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Once in a while, I’ll go through what is essentially a caffeine detox, or really, just a period of drinking less tea. What I notice is that consumption of tea over time trends up. This also means that I generally … Continue reading →

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Posted in Teas | Tagged health, musings | 9 Replies

What’s a good tea?

Posted on March 31, 2017 by MarshalNMarch 31, 2017
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First, an important but unrelated point – as we move our discussions and conversations onto various social media platforms, those discussions are lost to those who are not privy to these conversations. Even if you are a member of those … Continue reading →

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Posted in Teas | Tagged musings, skills | 4 Replies

Is Dayi or Xiaguan worth it?

Posted on November 30, 2016 by MarshalNNovember 30, 2016
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So reader Serg asked in my fake Dayi post if it’s worth it to navigate through the sea of offerings on something like Taobao looking for real Dayi or Xiaguan teas. There are actually two parts to this question – … Continue reading →

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Posted in Teas | Tagged musings, shopping, young puerh | 4 Replies

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