Cultural Predispositions:
Cultural Predispositions: Being in born in Canada, I grew up with the word ‘culture’ meaning sometimes my friends’ parents had strange beliefs, and that they would, often unsuccessfully, badger their […]
Happy New Year 2025!
If you’re a follower on my instagram you’ve surely been tired of seeing my random posts of art, especially if you’re actually here for the tea. If you feel that […]
Thoughts on single origin teas vs crafted blends
I was driving home from a delivery today, listening to some AI generated covers of songs (currently wandering a rabbit hole here) when I had some intermingling of thoughts. I […]
Japan’s First Emperor Jimmu
So it’s said that the story of Japan starts with a guy named Jimmu. Now Jim’s lineage is a bit crazy, and really the full story goes back 6 generations, […]
A Primer on Japanese Lacquerware
Well, I intended to do a YouTube video about this, but after months of sitting on this write up, I feel that it may never happen. It’s a tremendous waste […]
Eureka, ‘Best Tea in the World’ issue solved?
I was listening to a podcast recently (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTJYETp-seM) and during a segment that they were speaking about Ayahuasca and psychoactive compounds I heard something that gave me the nudge I […]
‘Golden Hour’ Yi Wu Sheng Pu’Erh
Yi Wu Mountain produces the ‘Queens of Pu’Erh tea’. When aged properly until the tea reaches maturity, Yi Wu promises an olfactory experience near the pinnacle of what Pu’Erh can […]
Rouge Restaurant Inaugural Tea Dinner
What a resounding success, thanks to everyone who made it out. Let’s do it again sometime.
Ikigai – finding my reason for life
Note: this is quite personal and introspective. Unless you’re looking to get deep into my head, maybe you’ll be better off reading another article. I posted this here just to […]
Darjeeling News, 2021 FF’s inc!
Overview:Perched atop a rocky cliff and gazing into the vast expanse of forests, waterfalls, lakes and rainbows. Can you imagine the aroma in the air? This is Plitvice Lakes National […]
Da Hong Pao, doing it better.
First, you have to understand what appeals to me about this tea in order to understand why I would go through all this. Da Hong Pao was one of the […]
Keeping up with the Linvers’
Here’s what’s new:1) Part time job at Carino2) Sommerier Tea Selections finally stocked with everything it needs to succeed, no more excuses!3) High Tea and Catering Events taking off4) Possibility […]