Du'sha Journal

Azuma Tea Farm: Before Matcha Becomes Matcha

Azuma Tea Farm: Before Matcha Becomes Matcha

There is a moment before matcha becomes matcha. Before the whisk, before the bowl, before the foam, before the powder sits in a tin and becomes part of someone’s morning....

Japan

Chasandai: Tea as Peace of Mind

There is a kind of tea company that does not begin with a dramatic mountain. It begins closer to town: near houses where people wake, work, cook, worry, hurry, return...

Taiwan — The Island Language of Oolong

Taiwan — The Island Language of Oolong

Taiwanese oolong is a tea of mountains, family hands and patient transformation. This story follows the leaf from misty highland gardens to late-night processing rooms, through oxidation, rolling and roast,...