Eight Great Passions

Loose leaf tea, music, hockey, spicy food (OK, food in general!), beautiful women, travel, nature, and making a difference... Everything that makes life worth living.

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Salivating in anticipation of trying this #Xigui #gushu #sheng #puer from @crimsonlotustea . Amazing story behind this particular pu! #tea #ChineseTea #puerh #茶#中国茶#生茶#普洱茶

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Sipping on some always divine #Talisker 10 with the most exquisite view from the outdoor deck at Fetch Restaurant, Black Rock Oceanfront Resort, in #Ucluelet last weekend. #PacificRim #BeautifulBC #singlemalt #Scotch #whisky #lategram

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Always love #FrightNights at the #PNE - so spoooooky! #Vancouver #horror #Halloween #probablynotrealbutyouneverknow

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Reconnecting with family history! :) My grandpa Michalski's #Polish passport, ca. 1924, the year he immigrated to #Canada. #ancestry #heritage #sograteful

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Exquisite Jin Jun Mei at #o5tea ... mmm! #lategram #black #tea #China #Fujian #hong #cha

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Phenomenal high mountain #oolong #tea and #chocolate #ganache pairing with #oollotea - truly a heavenly way to spend a Saturday afternoon! #Taiwan #gao #shan #cha #thebestthingsinlife

[deltamborini]

The #Olympic #cauldron at Jack Poole Plaza in #Vancouver, lit in celebration of #Moyse and #Humphries ' #bobsleigh #gold #medal for #Canada today!! #WeAreWinter #Sochi2014

[deltamborini]

My fantastically delicious reward for my hard work lately. Thanks Mom! <3 #Ardbeg #Ardbog #scotch #whisky #bestmomever

[crimsonlotustea]

This last weekend my wife Lamu and I went to Canada for the first Vancouver Tea Festival [ http://vancouverteafestival.ca/ ]. We’re still quite new to the tea world and have been taking every opportunity to steep ourselves. We first volunteered at the Northwest Tea Festival [ ...

[deltamborini]

A great entry from Crimson Lotus Tea about their recent trip up here to Vancouver!

[deltamborini]

Antique #liu #an #hei #cha from #Anhui province, #China. So old its precise age is unknown; according to my friend Daniel, the tea master to whom I owe this extraordinary experience, it's at least 40 years old, possibly even 50 or 60. And it tasted it. Astonishingly smooth, with nutty and earthy flavours evolving slowly on the palate, resolving to an exceptionally clean finish. Great cha #qi . #Chinese #dark #tea

[deltamborini]

Quite possibly the best #puer I've ever tasted, unquestionably top three. A 2007 #Haixintang #Banzhang Mountain Stone-Pressed #sheng . This is why I'm so insanely passionate about #tea ... #puerh #gongfu #cha #delicious

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Latest addition to the #tea archive - 2005 #Laotongzhi #shu #puer from #Anning #Haiwan Tea Factory. Love this stuff!! #shou #puerh #delicious

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Shopping for hot peppers: just one of the many joys that make life worth living!

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Few things in the world can compare to the joy of experiencing a beautiful Anxi Tieguanyin oolong, steeped in elegant Chinese teaware.

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Indulging in the exquisite tranquility of Dr. Sun Yat-sen Classical Chinese Garden last week. I can never get enough of this place. 

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An excerpt (starting at the first drop) of Fisherman & Hawkins’ epic anthem “Apache” from Armin’s unbelievable set in Vancouver, May 4/13.