Friday Round Up: February 26th – March 4th

Want It Wednesday: Toronto Tea Festival 2017
Rachel at Tea Nerd put together a list of some of her favorite finds from the Toronto Tea Festival. I need all of the tea things! The matcha deodorant particularly caught my eye.

Hooty Tea Travels – Fridays at Phoenix Tea
It’s official. I need to visit Seattle! eattle! +Charissa Gascho visited +Phoenix Tea where she got to hang out with +Crimson Lotus Tea and +Tea DB.

Tea Session – 1970’s Fuzhuan Brick (People’s Unification Tea)
Varat at The Guide to Puerh Tea indulged in a rare tea from China’s past. I’m not sure how adventurous I would be about drinking a brick with such a high concentration of “golden flowers”.

A tea speakeasy?
+Anna Mariani got to visit the private tea tasting room run by tea friend Chris Kornblatt, founder of +QuantiTea. Bai Mu Dan? Jin Jun Mei? Yes, please!

The science and nomenclature of tea processing. Part 2: Microbial ripening.
+Eric Scott of +Tea Geek addressed one of the biggest debates in the tea world this week. The microbial processes that occur in puerh are still being studied and the science behind it all is fascinating.