Change Log: 6/20/2025

Book:

• No changes - soon I promise. More below.

Other Content:

• Published Tea Technique Research Trip 2025 Report: Where Heaven is Close and the Emperor is far Away: Yiwu, Yunnan on CoQ Blog.
• Published Guest Post: Pat Penny – Yiwu - Tea Technique Research Trip 2025 on CoQ Blog.
• Published Editorial Conversation: Book 2, Chapter 10, Section 2: Mature Firing of Zisha Clay.
• Fixed the title of Editorial Conversation: Chapter 10, Section 1: An Overview of Yixing Kilns on this site (correct everywhere else).

Updates:

• We've been offline almost ~2 months due to (tea research related) travel and life events - all positive developments. We have so much great work to share!
• While we haven't published the next chapter in the Yixing book, we did just publish 40+ pages about Yiwu pu'er in the two trip reports on CoQ. I am also working on a trip reports for Wuyi.
• We are hosting a few focused sessions for the next set of Talk, Taste, and Triage events. These are in-person sessions for subscribers, hosted in my Manhattan tea room in NYC. Subscribers are welcome to bring 1 guest. Feel free to bring tea or teawares for tasting or triage as usual, or just show up and drink tea from my collection. If this will be your first time at my private tea room, please RSVP to my email for the address; no need to RSVP if you're a cool cat in the know.
  • Yiwu Pu'er (session 1) is scheduled for Thursday, June 26th at 6:30pm.
  • Wuyi Yancha (session 1) is scheduled for Tuesday July 8th at 5:30pm.
  • Yiwu Pu'er (session 2) is scheduled for Saturday, July 19th at 3:00pm.
  • Wuyi Yancha (session 2) is scheduled for Thursday July 24th at 6:00pm.
• We will be hosting an Yiwu Pu'er AMA sometime this month, after the publication of our Editorial Conversation Bonus Episode on the Trip Reports. Have questions about Yunnan, our process, or about what we actually do on these research trips? Or related questions on Pu'er? Submit your questions in advance by replying to this email or via DM on Instagram. You can also join the AMA and ask questions via the chat. The event is free and open to all - a zoom link will be sent the day of the meeting. Stay tuned for exact dates and times.