One tea at a time.

Hello! I’m Marco, an avid tea drinker with a passion for education. As you continue through this space, I hope to share my tea journey as a daily ritual in life. You’ll find the following on this site: Feel free to ask me questions as I shape this blog/site around…

I’m sitting at home in Chicago seeking solace from the -20 to -40 wind chills today, so a bold ripe Pu-erh is calling. Gong Ting (宫廷) often shows up on ripe Pu-erh labels as a promise of “top grade”. Though it sounds like a guarantee in quality, it is not.…

Ah, the hype of Jade Star and its iterations. My first experience with this series of tea cakes was during the release of Jade Star…

Gifted by the kind team at Tezumi, this 300mL Chawan has been a pleasure to use in my matcha preparation rotation. The hakame brush stroke…

There are limitations to my knowledge and experience – and so I constantly seek to widen the lens through listening to stories, asking questions, and…

If you were to think of a tea blogger, who would be the first to come to mind? How about tea author? Lastly, who would…