Brewing connection
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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…
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Taiping Houkui is a visually striking tea, known for its distinctive long, pressed “spears.” The name itself carries significance and is associated with an orchid-like aroma. I enjoy teas like this because they reward a deeper understanding of their context. When we grasp what defines Houkui, we can appreciate it…
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A Teahouse For The Times
The song of summer’s cicadas reverberates from the tree outside my window as I find my seat in the sunlit tea room. Adjacent trees cast…
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Tea Tasting: Jade Star V
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…
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Japanese Matcha Bowl – Beige Hakeme Kyo-yaki Chawan
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…
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International Tea Day 2021
There are limitations to my knowledge and experience – and so I constantly seek to widen the lens through listening to stories, asking questions, and…
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