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Can't Spell Teacher Without Tea!

Session on December 28, 2025 with Meghan, Zoë, Kai, Yakari

Hi fam!

What a delightful winter evening it's been to savor some fine teas with you all!
Sharing tea is delightful as it is, but it's extra special for me, when my guests are already steeped in the tea culture (see what I did there? lol)

Anyway, I hope to see you again for tea, maybe in a different season, when we can share different teas, suiting to the current weather.

And do send your friends my way...

Gungfu tea ceremony in action
(Gungfu tea ceremony in action)

Teas we had (茶)

Here are the wonderful teas we had during our time together. These are links to pages where you can learn more about these teas, and order them from the sources I get them:

Imperial Jin Guan Yin
Category: oolong | Year: 2024 | Temp: 183 | multiple steeps
Notes: floral, vegetal,


Yulan Maocha (Brick)
Category: oolong | Year: 2023 | Temp: 187 | multiple steeps
Notes: floral, smoky, dry mouthfeel,


Spring Snail (Bi Luo Chun)
Category: green | Year: 2024 | Temp: 183 | multiple steeps
Notes: floral, creamy, bitter,


Single Tree Sheng Pu'er
Category: sheng pu'er | Year: 2020 | Temp: 187 | multiple steeps
Notes: hay, grassy, sweet,


Yunnan Wild Grown Jiaogulan
Category: herbal | Year: 2024 | Temp: 183 | multiple steeps
Notes: sweet, vegetal,


Things we talked about (事)

The Floor Chair

Zafu The round cushions we sit on

Music City Tea A great selection of tespots and other equipment

Louisville Tea Co. A great local tea store

Neti A recommended daily practice of nasal cleansing

Text:Cha'ley He works with herbs as healthy teas

Text:Michelle A local practictioner of holistic medicine

The playlist (乐)

Enjoy the music we played during the ceremony

Questions? Text me! (文本)