A long-form newsletter from a pu'er tea researcher documenting field research trips to Menghai, Yunnan, with essays on tea processing history, ethnic trade networks, and the modernization of pu'er. It offers detailed, opinionated analysis aimed at serious tea enthusiasts and researchers.
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Gianfranco Chicco, a London-based creative producer, writes personal essays on Japanese craft, design and making, drawing on his visits to workshops and collaborations with artisans. The issues sampled cover Hiroshi Sugimoto's Enoura Observatory, Kaikado tea caddies made from weathered copper, and the Nousaku metalwork company.
Tea Nursery is a digital garden exploring tea, its culture and craftsmanship, with detailed write-ups on Japanese tea cultivars and their breeding history. Its issues also include event recaps and podcast-style promotion of tea travel and community activities.
Tea Technique is a newsletter from a tea researcher covering trip reports, tea processing experiments, and live Q&A and tasting gatherings. Issues announce AMAs, published Menghai and Yunnan research write-ups, and small-group tastings.
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