Shernelle's Tea Talk

Journal du Thé is based on an idea by French artist Johanna Tagada Hoffbeck and design by Tillmann Wendelstein.  Both gather content and edit each and every chapter themselves occasionally with the help of guest contributors. The magazine is a collaborative project to express authentically creative expression, based around tea and to share the many unique stories behind it. 

Journal du Thé website: https://www.journalduthe.net
Journal du Thé on Instagram: @Journal du Thé

 Journal du Thé is published by Poetic Pastel Press, London.

Johanna is a French Artist painter and interdisciplinary artist. Her practice composed of painting,  drawing, installation, sculpture, film, photography, and writing often conceals ecological messages, rendered in soft and delicate methods. In several of the artistʼs projects interaction with the environment and others plays a central role. 

Johanna's Website: www.johannatagada.net 
Instagram: @johannatagada 

Tilmann Steffen Wendelstein is a designer and art director whose life and work oscillate between Berlin and Tokyo.  
 
Check out 75w.Studios website:
https://www.75w.studio/

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Artéfact was founded in 2014 by Kaleigh Johnson and Fadel Imendjerioune. Artéfact consists of a boutique/tea shop, book shop, and exhibition space located in the heart of the Marais in Paris.

Artéfact source their teas directly from the most talented producers around the world (Malawi, Nepal, South Korea, Taiwan, Brazil, China, Vietnam, Georgia, Laos, Japan, Colombia, Rwanda & India), buying the finest batches of teas produced ethically and with the greatest respect for nature.

They combine art and tea to create a bridge between tradition and modernity through performances, exhibitions, book signings, and concerts. Artéfact also provides tea to some of the top hotels and fine restaurants in France. 

Artéfact produces loose tea and muslin bags and also custom blends, their tea bags are hand-sewn in France and made from 100% natural French organic cotton. 

Follow Artéfact on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artefact_marais/

Check out Artéfact's  website: https://artefact-marais.com

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Sarah Kiani is the creator and founder of Kiani Tea, a tea brand that is stylish, and a fusion of the modern and the traditional.

Sara worked in the fashion industry for a few years but she knew that one day she would like to slow down from the fast paced world of fashion and set up her own tea company, so when the pandemic started Sara jumped at the opportunity to move forward with her tea business dream, and hasn't looked back since. 

Sara recommends some teas for listeners to try and we discuss colored Matcha powders.

Follow Kiani Tea on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kianitea/
Kiani Tea Website: https://www.kianitea.com/

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Eduardo Molina works as a Tea Specialist for the popular Paper & Tea company based in Berlin. During his years studying economics, he became discontent and wanted to change his career direction to his new growing passion for tea. 

Eduardo pursued his love for tea and has been very successful ever since, he even manifested his dream (tea) job while traveling in Taiwan, and was offered the opportunity to move to Berlin and join the P&T family.  Eduardo also recommends some top tea picks from Paper & Tea.

Follow Paper & Tea on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paperandtea/?hl=en

Follow Eduardo on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edumolinanfossi/?hl=en

Paper & Tea Website: https://www.paperandtea.com/

Seminars & Events at P&T: https://www.paperandtea.com/collections/seminars-tastings

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Rui is the CEO & founder of Grass People Tree,  a natural tea company specialising in the finest teas from her hometown of Guizhou, China.  
 
Rui worked in the busy world of international fashion for over 10 years and was at the point of burnout in her career, where she decided to embark on a journey back to her roots in the province of Guizhou to showcase and spread awareness on the ancient form of wild agriculture that lives in balance with nature.

Alongside the fantastic tea Guizhou produces, Rui is also passionate about sharing the stories of the local people and the traditional philosophies of tea making.

Grass People Tree website: https://www.grasspeopletree.com/

Rui's Masters Tea House: https://www.grasspeopletree.com/masters-tea-house

Follow Grass People Tree on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grasspeopletree/

Rui's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rui.rae/?hl=en

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Wenzhuo Liu  is an Artist, Writer, Teabiologist and Guqin lover, who along with her husband, who is a Daoist priest, are  the founders of Liu-Tea-Art, alongside Wudang-Daoist-Tea.  The couple lived in Wudang Shan for many years and managed their own tea plantation since 2014. They have relocated to Germany and are in the process of establishing a Daoist temple with a tea garden, where they will share knowledge on Daoisim, Tea Culture and Art.

Wenzhuo has translated the works of Zhu Quan's Daoist tea book 'Cha pu'. Her Translated copy is called 'Tea Notes' and is available now. I would highly recommend a copy.

Check out their website here: https://liu-tea-art.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liu_tea.art/

Wudang Temple Germany: https://wu-dang-pai.de/

Purchase Tea Notes book here: https://shop.liu-tea-art.com/produkt/tea-notes-the-daoist-tea-book-cha-pu-zhu-quan/

Other tea books we discussed:
The Classic of Tea by Lu Yu
Treatise on Tea Book by Emperor Huizong of Song

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Satemwa Tea is a 3rd generation family-owned Tea and Coffee Estate located in the ShireHighlands of Malawi which was established in 1923. 

For nearly 100 years Satemwa has been crafting superior teas and coffees which are exported around the world. They offer a range of unique artisanal green, white, oolong, black and dark teas.

I interview Alexander Kay & Woulter Verelst who talk me through what Satemwa has been up to past and present. 

Check out Satemwa's website here: https://www.satemwa.com/

Follow Satemwa on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/satemwa/
https://www.instagram.com/satemwa_tea_coffee/

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Will Ritson has been in the tea business for a few years. During breaks from his musical career, he got into tea and took on a job at the famous Mei Leaf tea shop in Camden Town in London. While working at Mei Leaf Will got to develop and learn more about the depths of tea. 

Will was later offered a job at Jing tea and currently works there as a tea consultant. Jing provides tea drinkers and tea enthusiasts 'Virtual Tea Flights' and 1 on 1 tea consultations. Jing also does online tea tasting workshops and a tea subscription service. 

Will still works on music projects with his brother and has a Drops tea music playlist on Spotify, he also DJ's occasionally too. 

Jing Tea website: https://jingtea.com/

Book a tea flight here: https://jingtea.com/virtual-tea-flight

Follow Will on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/gongculture/

Will's Drop's playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7xhTLM0ksZRw5VaolpAbwK?si=Ak8F7v_IQj2Pnb7r3aqM6w&nd=1

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Xenia Blanco is a lover of tea and her passion for it took her on a path to Japan, where she has traveled extensively over the years. Xeina has been fortunate to take part in the  Japan Tea Export Council Tea Study Trip & is an active member of the GJTA. 

She writes regularly about Japanese teas in both English & Spanish & posts tea & food pairings on her blog. When she is not brewing tea or making a tea experiment, she can be found trying to compile all her tea based recipes. 

Xenia's goal is to promote Japanese teas abroad, to educate consumers to help and advise the public on choosing tea,  buying and brewing Japanese teas & also to help small farmers to market their products in Europe. 

She is also one of the co-founders of the European side of the Nomad Tea online festival which took place last year (2020) . Xenia is doing a great job spreading the knowledge about Japanese teas, so make sure you follow her socials to keep up to date.

The Japanese Tea Hub website: https://thejapaneseteahub.eu/

Follow Xenia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/japaneseteahub/
https://www.instagram.com/the_tea_chef/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JapaneseTeaHub

Tick Tock: https://www.tiktok.com/@the_japanese_tea_hub?

Japan Tea Export Council website: https://www.nihon-cha.or.jp/export/english/index.html

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Emre Ercin is one of the founders of Lazika tea, a tea company based in Rize, in the black sea region of Turkey, also named the Turkish Alps.  The tea company specializes in locally grown quality teas. The company is doing a great job at bringing Turkish teas to a wider audience in and outside of Turkey.

Lazika's website: https://www.lazika.com.tr/ 
follow Lazika tea on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lazikacay/
https://www.instagram.com/lazika_de/

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