Journal
Notes on Shan Tuyết, the work of making tea, brewing, and the people who keep the mountains.
Vietnamese tea culture · Thu Aug 20
Vietnamese tea, in the manner of the mountain
Vietnamese tea has a table, water, and people — that is enough. Shan Mộc drinks in the manner of its own mountain.
People & mountains · Sat Jul 04
People who keep the tea forest
Old trees do not pack themselves. Hmong, Dao and Tày people pick, fire and keep the gardens. A brand is a later layer.
Brewing · Thu Jun 11
Brewing Shan: calm is enough
Enough leaf, the right heat, short infusions. No ceremony required. Attention is.
Vietnamese tea culture · Tue Jun 02
What makes a good cup of tea
Good tea needs good company — and a few plain things: clean water, the right heat, the right time.
Processing · Sat May 02
From mountain to table
Ten steps, no miracle. Mountain, tree, pick, wither, make, oxidise, dry, sort, taste, control.
Shan Tuyết · Sat Apr 18
Shan Tuyết: old trees and the white down
The name comes from the down on the bud, not from snow on the peak. The trees live on mist, stone and time.
