Notes on tea, water and patience. A small personal journal about everyday tea.

• Oolong in October

  9 October 2026 · 5 min read

  When the mornings get cold I stop drinking green tea and start reaching for the roasted oolongs. A few notes on what I'm brewing this autumn.

• Water matters more than you think

  21 August 2026 · 6 min read

  I spent a month brewing the same tea with four different waters. The difference was bigger than any difference between teas I've tried this year.

• A very small tea shelf

  2 June 2026 · 4 min read

  I used to own forty open bags of tea. Now I try to keep no more than eight. Here's how I chose, and what stayed.

• Cold brew sencha, the lazy way

  17 April 2026 · 3 min read

  The easiest tea of the summer: leaves, cold water, a jar and a night in the fridge.

• Notes on my first puer cake

  25 January 2026 · 5 min read

  I finally bought a whole cake of shou puer instead of loose samples. What I learned about breaking it, storing it and not overthinking it.