因為有變化,才出現了改變的機會。
wait a moment 的輕焙火烏龍一直是以高品質的秋茶、夏茶為代表;
烏龍茶的春茶和冬茶是昂貴的飲品,即便當年的品質不夠好也是一樣昂貴;
而烏龍茶的秋茶和夏茶則是二級品,即便當年的品質很好也只能是二級品的價錢。
wait a moment 是靠著茶農的選茶能力,才得以讓品質好的烏龍茶的秋茶和夏茶可以為喝茶人所接受。
許多愛茶人非春、冬茶不喝;青菜水果是當季的好,這大家都能接受,茶葉卻不可以;這次 wait a moment 購茶時終於發生秋茶不夠的情況,所以選擇了春茶包裝成輕焙火烏龍;
秋茶為什麼會突然不夠,是這次事件的重點,因為她們去參加比賽了........
是的,去比賽了,秋茶去比賽了,而且還得名了........
是的,最後這秋茶會賣得比春茶或冬茶更貴,而且沒有任何人會嫌貴,因為她得名了........
wait a moment 希望表達的是,從內在做起,從內心做起。
不好意思
從今以後,輕焙火烏龍 NT750元/200g
(春茶喔,只強調這一次。)
2016-06-09
2016-05-23
原本計畫........,結果........ 碧螺春綠茶篇
原本計畫要出現 wait a moment 的罐裝茶,因為容量會變的比較少,所以售價可以調低一點,結果沒有成功。
事實上,這不是第一次這樣的計劃失敗,每次因為金錢而產生的計畫,幾乎都會失敗。
最後結果,請看買茶的小故事,可以知道人生就是這麼矛盾和諷刺。
碧螺春綠茶(有機,茶農說的)
只要在春天去北部,就是順便補充碧螺春綠茶的好時機,有機的XXX從來不是在意的點,因為台灣用農藥和化學肥料用這麼久,就算可以改掉用藥習慣,土地和水源等等卻不是可以說改就改的,有機不是這麼容易和膚淺的。
心念一轉,
請茶農同時沖泡常買的一般款碧螺春綠茶和茶農自家耕種的自稱的有機碧螺春綠茶,同時喝兩種茶最就已知道其中的差別;一般款的果然依然香氣十足,滋味也是濃郁厚實,好似今年完全沒受到氣候劇烈變化的影響,還是他的得意之作。
有趣的是,
茶農自己接著說,不知道該怎麼形容有機的這一款,大概就是喝起來比較順吧....
茶葉要喝過才算數,
一般款的碧螺春綠茶喝起來完全還是得理不饒人,香氣撲鼻,味道醇厚札實,緊接著喝一口有機的碧螺春綠茶,香氣和滋味比較之下相形失色,果然有機的就是沒香氣、沒味........
等一下,
有香氣有味道,只是感覺她笨笨的,為什麼美成這樣,卻只是穿了短袖上衣和牛仔褲呢?如果裝扮一下,換一套小洋裝,那就迷死眾生了,為什麼我可以一杯接著一杯喝著她,好像想知道最後會有什麼風味出現呢?
兩者都是美女,都是好茶,最後 wait a moment 選擇了後者,不是因為有機,而是因為她的滋味裡有一種自然的感受
諷刺的是,
成本反而提高了很多,原本計畫要生產罐裝茶來減少容量以達到降價目的,現在變成要調升了........
不好意思
從今以後,碧螺春綠茶 NT400元/75g
(organic,有機的喔,只強調這一次。)
請期待另一則買茶故事─輕焙火烏龍
事實上,這不是第一次這樣的計劃失敗,每次因為金錢而產生的計畫,幾乎都會失敗。
最後結果,請看買茶的小故事,可以知道人生就是這麼矛盾和諷刺。
碧螺春綠茶(有機,茶農說的)
只要在春天去北部,就是順便補充碧螺春綠茶的好時機,有機的XXX從來不是在意的點,因為台灣用農藥和化學肥料用這麼久,就算可以改掉用藥習慣,土地和水源等等卻不是可以說改就改的,有機不是這麼容易和膚淺的。
心念一轉,
請茶農同時沖泡常買的一般款碧螺春綠茶和茶農自家耕種的自稱的有機碧螺春綠茶,同時喝兩種茶最就已知道其中的差別;一般款的果然依然香氣十足,滋味也是濃郁厚實,好似今年完全沒受到氣候劇烈變化的影響,還是他的得意之作。
有趣的是,
茶農自己接著說,不知道該怎麼形容有機的這一款,大概就是喝起來比較順吧....
茶葉要喝過才算數,
一般款的碧螺春綠茶喝起來完全還是得理不饒人,香氣撲鼻,味道醇厚札實,緊接著喝一口有機的碧螺春綠茶,香氣和滋味比較之下相形失色,果然有機的就是沒香氣、沒味........
等一下,
有香氣有味道,只是感覺她笨笨的,為什麼美成這樣,卻只是穿了短袖上衣和牛仔褲呢?如果裝扮一下,換一套小洋裝,那就迷死眾生了,為什麼我可以一杯接著一杯喝著她,好像想知道最後會有什麼風味出現呢?
兩者都是美女,都是好茶,最後 wait a moment 選擇了後者,不是因為有機,而是因為她的滋味裡有一種自然的感受
諷刺的是,
成本反而提高了很多,原本計畫要生產罐裝茶來減少容量以達到降價目的,現在變成要調升了........
不好意思
從今以後,碧螺春綠茶 NT400元/75g
(organic,有機的喔,只強調這一次。)
請期待另一則買茶故事─輕焙火烏龍
2016-04-15
一個有意思的地方─香港
帶著茶葉和茶包去香港旅行,根本就是一個大笨蛋會做的事。
那裏的茶的種類和數量多到讓人開心不已;那裏喝茶的時機和次數多到讓人可以茶醉醉倒。
不經意地想說,想喝茶,就去香港吧!
身為販售台灣茶葉的人,去過一趟香港似乎是必要的洗禮,所謂的深度與廣度,都可以清楚地被呈現出來。
不是誰好、誰不好那種低劣的比較,而是態度上根本的不同。
每個地方都會有想要靠店面的裝潢和產品的包裝來吸引顧客的茶店,也有實實在在賣著自己喜歡的茶的茶店;有很大的茶店,有小到兩個人無法並肩走進去的茶店。
對一個金錢很少的人來說,香港的消費真的很驚人,兩個人吃頓飯換算成台幣,隨隨便便都要個五、六百元,飲茶餐廳的茶資,是一個人五、六十元,但是食物真的非常的好吃,茶也喝得非常的過癮;如果一個人多付個三、四十元,就可以有怎麼喝都有濃郁茶味的一壺茶,多付個一百元,就可以有非常美味好吃、回味無盡的一盤炒麵的餐館,再窮,每個月也要去吃個幾次,安慰一下平常有意無意地被虐待的五臟六腑。
如果故意說,在台灣你願意多付個幾百元給店家,店家也會多給妳很多肉、很多料啊……..這種論述的話的話,那其中香港和台灣最大的差別也恰好就在這裡!
例如
同樣是一盤兩百五十元的炒麵,
香港的炒麵可以讓人一直吃,吃到很飽很飽,一直吃還是覺得很好吃,吃完付錢覺得有些貴,但是心中覺得錢不是大問題,覺得很滿足,還想再來吃;
台灣的炒麵會讓人覺得很高貴,果然一分錢一分貨,難怪這一盤炒麵要二百五十元,看看這豐富的料,這精緻的刀工,這……..,這樣果然很值得。
不是說香港每家餐廳、茶店都這樣,但是剛好就遇到了;不是說在香港喝到的每杯茶、每壺茶都這樣,但是剛好就遇到了;而也就這麼不剛好,在台灣沒遇到過,這種發自內心的滿足和感動,不是誰好、誰不好的那種低俗的比較,而是店家主人透過他的料理和茶葉,所散發傳遞過來的溫柔的堅持、自信和體貼。
堅持─對於商品內容的選擇和構成的一定要求
自信─對於商品本身所呈現出來的一切都有自己相信其所值得的地方
體貼─對於客人適合哪種商品完全站在消費者立場來思考和建議
這樣敘述,鐵定沒有幾個人了解,只能期待有更多的人可以有類似的際遇,就可以知道這其中令人打從心底佩服的感受,或許又會因為每個人主觀感受不同,而有些許的差異,但相信都不會讓錯過那種讓人喜歡的驕傲。
2016-02-09
茶葉選修 I
要吃一隻魚、一塊牛排、一隻豬腳或是一把青菜
除了食材本質要好,最重要的應該就是那位烹調的廚師了
意思是,徒有豐富的知識還不夠,還要把這知識「煮熟」「煮得好吃」........
茶葉選修系列於是出現了
茶葉選修I
曾經,茶樹都是非常高大的樹,現在其實也是,是人類想要輕鬆的採集茶葉,所以不斷的把茶樹鋸短,以致現在看到的茶樹都像灌木欉一樣;
下面這幅圖解,是最常被拿來做初步解說的方式,不過一直被遺漏、最精要的一句話是在茶樹下面,如果刻意「從某種角度上來解釋,這一棵茶樹,可以做出所有妳知道的茶葉。」
這是由問題產生出來的解釋方法,有人問為甚麼不可以也做紅茶也做綠茶,事實上,現在已經有人這樣做,這樣做好、也不好,因為茶葉不僅只是一種飲品,也是一種文化,在變化創新之前,先記住本質。
除了食材本質要好,最重要的應該就是那位烹調的廚師了
意思是,徒有豐富的知識還不夠,還要把這知識「煮熟」「煮得好吃」........
茶葉選修系列於是出現了
茶葉選修I
曾經,茶樹都是非常高大的樹,現在其實也是,是人類想要輕鬆的採集茶葉,所以不斷的把茶樹鋸短,以致現在看到的茶樹都像灌木欉一樣;
下面這幅圖解,是最常被拿來做初步解說的方式,不過一直被遺漏、最精要的一句話是在茶樹下面,如果刻意「從某種角度上來解釋,這一棵茶樹,可以做出所有妳知道的茶葉。」
這是由問題產生出來的解釋方法,有人問為甚麼不可以也做紅茶也做綠茶,事實上,現在已經有人這樣做,這樣做好、也不好,因為茶葉不僅只是一種飲品,也是一種文化,在變化創新之前,先記住本質。
2016-01-07
friend tea inheritance
One dear female friend told me few days ago,
"Hey Brian, don't you think the package of wait a moment is a little bit too young, do you? However the people who are affordable to buy these teas are around 30 to 40 years old. Have you ever thought about change the package?"
Undoubtedly, the package of wait a moment seems for young people, and buyers are older instead. Moreover, the packages of other brands of tea are much more excellent, and brilliant, and customers could buy these teas because of their beautiful appearances without thinking what kinds of tea are they almost.
Thank you, my dear friend. You reminded me the advantage of the package of wait a moment. Actually wait a moment is for young people and foreigners in the beginning, even till now. Elders know tea, and they know how to enjoy and admire tea because the older generations have shown the spirit and culture of tea. Now it is gone. Young people need something to help them to connect with tea.
Tea could be kind of a beverage in bottles. The process of make tea with a set of utensils could be a beautiful performance. However the most significant and important meaning of tea is in sado(cha dao).
Most people talk about knowledge of tea loudly. They know a lot of locations of tea, and they could describe the fragrances and tastes of tea with brilliant words. You think they are masters, but they are more like businessmen and far away from sado(cha dao) in this way.
Have you ever been in a Japanese tea ceremony once? The tempo of Japan tea ceremony is slow and the atmosphere is serious. It is boring, and fascinating. How come?? Yes, it is such a incredible 'thing'. It is sado(cha dao). Tea ceremony are not the most proper words for sado.
茶道
Tea is gentle. It could be drank. It could be read. There are a lot of Taiwan tea ceremonies in Taiwan today. People use a set of expensive utensils to brew up tea with dim light and elegant atmosphere. And yes, it is definitely a ceremony although they call it sado.
Something we have to look inside and search in ourselves. Sado is one of these something. The real sado in Taiwan is similar with sado(Japanese tea ceremony) in Japan I think. It should be boring and fascinating. Anyway, when you meet it, you must could recognize it.
"Hey Brian, don't you think the package of wait a moment is a little bit too young, do you? However the people who are affordable to buy these teas are around 30 to 40 years old. Have you ever thought about change the package?"Undoubtedly, the package of wait a moment seems for young people, and buyers are older instead. Moreover, the packages of other brands of tea are much more excellent, and brilliant, and customers could buy these teas because of their beautiful appearances without thinking what kinds of tea are they almost.
Thank you, my dear friend. You reminded me the advantage of the package of wait a moment. Actually wait a moment is for young people and foreigners in the beginning, even till now. Elders know tea, and they know how to enjoy and admire tea because the older generations have shown the spirit and culture of tea. Now it is gone. Young people need something to help them to connect with tea.
Tea could be kind of a beverage in bottles. The process of make tea with a set of utensils could be a beautiful performance. However the most significant and important meaning of tea is in sado(cha dao).
Most people talk about knowledge of tea loudly. They know a lot of locations of tea, and they could describe the fragrances and tastes of tea with brilliant words. You think they are masters, but they are more like businessmen and far away from sado(cha dao) in this way.
Have you ever been in a Japanese tea ceremony once? The tempo of Japan tea ceremony is slow and the atmosphere is serious. It is boring, and fascinating. How come?? Yes, it is such a incredible 'thing'. It is sado(cha dao). Tea ceremony are not the most proper words for sado.
茶道
Something we have to look inside and search in ourselves. Sado is one of these something. The real sado in Taiwan is similar with sado(Japanese tea ceremony) in Japan I think. It should be boring and fascinating. Anyway, when you meet it, you must could recognize it.
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