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Three days, one tea: with @denongtea's fantastic 2

Three days, one tea: with @denongtea's fantastic 2019 Jade Leaves Sheng and @jeffreyhmcintosh's always on-point advice about the pu'erh journey.

In his interview during #PuerhLove2020 in April, Jeffrey mentioned that he spends three days with a single pu'erh to see how it feels, before committing to a large purchase (which, to me, is anything more than a cake). 🍂 It's a brilliant method, I think, and something we could definitely use to really, REALLY get to know our teas.

Because you wouldn't claim to know a person after just one or two dates, would you? 👤If you really like a tea, give it a chance to prove itself to you and spend 3 days alone with it. It might surprise you.

For more details on this method, check out Jeffrey's fantastic "How To Study and Purchase Pu'erh" interview (link in bio!) and today's IG Live replay (on YouTube until this IGTV thing finally uploads!!). 🙏🍵

Cha Xi 2/3 for the #ChaxiChallenge, because I've b

Cha Xi 2/3 for the #ChaxiChallenge, because I've been too busy ogling everyone else's sessions. 😂 Inspired by @tealeavesandtweed and her beautiful blending of vintage and gongfu wares, I tried to come up with a east-meets-west Cha Xi of my own, using a tea that's pretty uniquely suited to the task: a Japanese black tea roasted in London 🇬🇧 from @postcardteas.

This Cha Xi went really well. Like all my favorite sessions it was both pretty AND practical, everything on the table with a real use and harmony. And from so many different places too! A Jingdezhen gaiwan from China 🇨🇳, tea accessories from Taiwan 🇹🇼, a tea tray (and the tea!) from Japan 🇯🇵, Sven Mihai's beautiful handmade tea scoop @mihai.teascoops 🇨🇿 and an elegant Sambonet copper spoon from @degustatea and @enricobanfo on the loveliest day I had with them in Italy 🇮🇹 -- used to stir in some single forest maple syrup from @escuminac.maplebirch 🇨🇦, since this tea was just so robust.

Lots of tags and lots of flags, I know. 😂 I didn't set out to put half the globe on the table. It was only once I was drinking tea that I realized how many warm memories and wonderful places I was indebted to for this little tea session. Tea is a meeting place, and I'm glad we've met right here. ♥️

We're halfway through the #ChaXiChallenge now, sin

We're halfway through the #ChaXiChallenge now, since the last day is Saturday, May 16 -- but if you haven't gotten started yet, don't worry! There's still time to join in, and I'm just now doing my first one out of three 😉 For Cha Xi 1/3 I ended up with an ocean-themed session with @yannoko.tea's incredible Sencha Koyu.

It can help to start with the tea and build the Cha Xi around it, but this time I worked backward with the plant cuttings as the inspiration: we picked them up while prepping for Wednesday's live session and I love them! 🌿🌊 They remind me so much of seaweed, and I wanted to play with color, texture, and temperature in theme with the oceanic vibes.

I explained each part of this Cha Xi in depth on the Tea Curious Discord, which is now just brimming with amazing Cha Xi and tea design thoughts thanks to so many of you. So much can go into a single Cha Xi and it's just hard to fit it all into an IG post 😂 Tea makes us go deep, man!

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