Change Log: 10/15/2025
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Updates:
- It has been far too long and I apologize - this turned into a lengthy and difficult 3-part chapter to write: ~25 pages on aesthetic theory of Yixing, laying the groundwork for the entire section on "Standard Designs" and following section on "Unique Designs" (so we felt it was important we get this right); the publication schedule should be slightly faster from here.
- Our next scheduled Talk, Taste, Triage is next week Wednesday, October 22rd at 6pm - 8pm.
- Talk, Taste, Triage is a reoccurring small group gathering of tea practitioners where readers can ask questions, request experiments, and learn about specific types of tea. Guests are welcome to bring tea and tea wares for identification, troubleshooting, and critique.
- Subscribers area also most welcome to join us without any topics or troubleshooting in mind - there's always good tea from my collection to taste and enjoy together.
- To help us with capacity planning, we ask everyone to RSVP: if you plan to attend a Talk, Taste, Triage event, please reply to the Change Log email or text Jason. If you have special requests for tastings or experiments, please include the idea in your RSVP - this gives me a chance to select teas and plan out the best way to accomplish the ideal tasting sequence; incomplete ideas are totally OK, we can figure it out together. No need to over-plan: I can usually handle tea and ware ID without prior research or references, so don't feel bad about grabbing a last minute tea or a recently arrived ware.
- Subscribers are welcome to bring 1 guest.
- Our following Talk, Taste, Triage is Friday, October 31st at 6 - 8pm: a special Halloween edition, focused on experimental teas with unique or unusual processing. Feel free to bring a sample or taste the oddities I've collected.
- We will be hosting a live AMA on October 23rd, at 7pm EST with our friend and fellow writer Max Falkowitz from Leafhopper. The event is free and open to all; join via zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82829104878
- Please send us your questions in advance by replying to this email or via DM on Instagram. It would be great to have you join us.
