Tea Library

New to loose leaf? These five cover the basics: what Chinese tea actually is, how to brew it at home, and how to tell good leaves from ordinary ones.

Pick a tea family and get to know it: where it grows, what it tastes like, how to brew it well.

Technique and teaware, from your first pot of loose leaf to seasoning a Yixing teapot.

Slow down and pay attention. These give you the words, and the senses, for what's in your cup.

The mountains behind the leaves. Four regions that shape most of what we sell.

Tea by time of day, by season, and as a five-minute pause.