Change Log: 2/1/2026
Book:
- No Changes.
Other Content:
Updates:
- The next chapter on Qing Dynasty Yixing Teapot Design is delayed another week or two; this is shaping up to be an even longer chapter than the Ming Dynasty Yixing Teapot Design, which came in around ~50 pages. These longer chapters take longer to write, fact-check, and edit, so I appreciate the understanding on our decreased publishing cadence.
- Our next scheduled Talk, Taste, Triage is Friday, February, 13th 2026 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 are 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.
- The Tea Technique Research Trip 2026 is scheduled! The editorial team is returning to Yunnan to continue our research on Pu'er this March. I will be hanging out in Kunming from March 1st - 7th, and around the Menghai area from March 8th - 17th (give or take a few days at the end, pending weather, travel coordination, and etc.). After the research trip, I'll be in southern coastal China from March 17th - 25th. Please reach out if I'll be in your city, or we'll cross paths in our travels - I'm always happy to meet for tea.
