Alice in Camellialand: Advice for Tea Ambassadors
“We've all been there before. One or more of your friends has asked you to take them out for tea.
‘I know how much you love tea. Will you take me out sometime so I can have good tea and learn more about it?’ But where do you start? Do you begin with your latest and greatest favorite tea (currently mine is Zhang Ping Shui Xian!), or do you ease them into this amazing world of flavor and aroma with something very well-known like a Ti Kuan Yin?
I'm not a tea expert, but some of my friends treat me as if I were, because I have a small obsession (lifestyle choice) with tea and tea culture. When friends ask me to take them to my favorite tea shop, or ask me for a recommendation, I freeze a little. What should I tell them? If I recommend the wrong tea, maybe that will put them off tea forever! What if I drone on and on about region, flush, and oxidization? Then they will get bored, and miss out on all of the wonders that being part of this world has to offer!
This is a very serious amount of responsibili-tea to handle...”
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