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Shernelle's Tea TalkEpisode #30 Katherine Boucher from The Jersey Tea CompanyMy Guest for episode 30 is Katherine Boucher one-half of the founders of The Jersey Tea Company, who are growers and producers of handcrafted organic single estate tea in Jersey.The Jersey Tea Company began in 2016 and is owned and run by two couples, Katherine and Terry Boucher and Michelle and Cardin Pasturel. As well as working on the tea farm they also have other careers as health professionals (Psychologists and Chiropractor) and in the finance industry. The Jersey Tea Company was founded because the couples wanted to be involved in working with the...
2021-08-0739 min
Shernelle's Tea TalkEpisode #29 a chat with Thomas Talks TeaThomas Langnickel-Stiegler is a tea educator & consultant with over 10 years of experience working as a product specialist, educator and industry consultant with various projects at the forefront of what is sometimes referred to as the renaissance of loose-leaf tea in the Western world.Thomas was a founding partner and chief teaist for Paper & Tea based in Berlin, and from there went on to work as a Tea Specialist at Temial.A copywriter and public relations specialist by original profession, Thomas turned his passion for tea into a fulltime career after training with one of Berlin's...
2021-07-251h 18
Shernelle's Tea TalkEpisode# 28 Annabel Kalmar Founder of Tea RebelionAnnabel Kalmar is the founder of the Tea Rebellion which was started in 2017 to change the way tea is traded and to connect tea drinkers with tea farmers. Annabel developed a passion for improving farmers’ market access and incomes while studying agriculture and working in the fields of El Salvador and the Dominican Republic, harvesting coffee and interviewing farmers.Annabel believes in transforming things that don’t work. She noted that coffee and chocolate seemed to have gotten all the love from consumers and that drinkers cared deeply about the origin of their coffee. Why then did most...
2021-07-1139 min
Shernelle's Tea TalkEpisode# 27 Anna Ye Tea Educator based in New YorkAnna Ye is a tea educator & speaker for private, corporate tea experiences and community tea events based in New York.Anna comes with years of hospitality and fine dining experience, having previously worked at Chikalicious and Restaurant Daniel. In 2017, her growing passion for tea lead her to join the team at In Pursuit of Tea– a high-end purveyor that sources loose leaf teas from around the world– where Anna came across the opportunity to curate and lead educational workshops for home drinkers and hospitality industry professionals. Anna realized her tea journey became one of self d...
2021-06-2755 min
Shernelle's Tea TalkEpisode# 26 Three Gems Tea, Good, Simple & Fun Tea, Based in Los AnglesOn today's show, I have Diana Zheng one-half of the founders of Three Gems Tea based in Los Angles. Ayumi and Diana started Three Gems Tea to make tea breaks easy and wanted to create something but keep it good, simple, and fun by sourcing delicious loose leaf teas from family farms and designing teaware with a pop to brighten your table.Their teas are grown in China and Taiwan, on family farms that use holistic growing practices and forgo pesticides. The teaware that they provide is handcrafted by a small studio of artisans in J...
2021-06-2045 min
Shernelle's Tea TalkEpisode# 25 Vivian and Lorenzo founders of Eastern Tea LeavesThis weeks show's guests are Vivian and Lorenzo the founders of Eastern Tea Leaves. The couple fell in love with an ancient tea forest ensconced in the dreaming mountains of southwest Yunnan.Eastern Leaves owns thirty hectares of wild tea plantation land in the mountains, which flourishes naturally in the undergrowth of centuries-old Yunnan high mountain forest.Their teas are fully organic, and they interfere as little as possible with the growth of their trees. This is the reason they call themselves wild forest keepers rather than farmers.Alongside their Project in Yunan, t...
2021-06-0659 min
Shernelle's Tea TalkEpisode# 24 Sergei Pegushin from Chánnagasse Tea House In ViennaToday's guest is Sergei Pegushin the founder of Chánnagasse Tea House, located in Vienna Austria. His tea house offers a variety of Chinese teas. Based on the traditional Chinese tea ceremony Gong fu Cha (工夫茶, Gōng fu chá). The premise of the teahouse is to offer guests a special tea experience, where they can sit and brew top-grade quality tea, inside the tea house.I came across Chánnagasse via Instagram and was immediately impressed with their humorous and out-of-the-box stories and posts, totally unique and a pleasure to watch.Check out Chanagasse's website here: https...
2021-05-301h 04
Shernelle's Tea TalkEpisode# 23 Alessandra Rovetta Tearista/ Tea Expert at Fortnum & MasonToday's episode is with Alessandra Rovetta a Tearista/ Tea Expert who works at Fortnum and Mason. Fortnum and Mason is a famous upscale department store in central London well known as an “essential destination for anyone in search of extraordinary food, exceptional service, and joy-giving things”. I'm a big fan of Fortnum and Mason and really enjoyed having afternoon tea there. Fortnum & Mason have recently launched a Bespoke Tea Blending Service which allows customers to create their own unique personalized tea blend. During our discussion, Alessandra talks about the new tea blending service, the new Fortnum & Mason “Time for...
2021-05-2342 min
Shernelle's Tea TalkEpisode# 22 Mikah Blue & Jamacian Blue Mountain CoffeeIn this one off coffee episode (It'll be back to tea next episode, I promise) I have the founders of Mikah Blue Coffee company, a family owned business lead by Investment Banker and Second generation Coffee Trader, Michael and his wife Shenika, both Jamaicans who now reside in the United Kingdom (UK) and Jamaica.The history of Mikah Blue Coffee company dates back thirty (30) years since 1990 when Michael's Uncle and Mentor Donald acquired lands in the Blue Mountains of St. Andrew and Portland and commenced cultivating coffee berries for sale to local Middlemen. The berries were the...
2021-05-1649 min
Shernelle's Tea TalkEpisode #21 Regina Rivero founder of OHA in MexicoToday's guest is Regina Rivero the founder of OHA tea based in Mexico. Regina spontaneously started her tea business and has been running the business for 6 years, using a mix of local Mexican herbs and teas from around the world. Regina infuses live events with poetry, arts, and tea tasting sessions. Follow OHA on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oha.mx/Check out Regina's website here: Website: https://oha.mx/Support the show
2021-05-0247 min
Shernelle's Tea TalkEpisode# 20 Journal du ThéJournal 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.netJournal du Thé on Instagram: @Journal du Thé Journal du Thé is published by Poetic Pastel Press, London.Johanna is a French Artist painter and interdis...
2021-04-2558 min
Shernelle's Tea TalkEpisode#19 Artéfact Tea & Art Project Space ParisArtéfact 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 con...
2021-04-1739 min
Shernelle's Tea TalkEpisode#18 Sara Kiani from Kiani TeaSarah 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 c...
2021-04-1134 min
Shernelle's Tea TalkEpisode#17 Eduardo Molina Tea Specialist at Paper & TeaEduardo 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.co...
2021-03-2844 min
Shernelle's Tea TalkEpisode#16 Rui Liu Founder Of Grass People TreeRui 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...
2021-03-211h 10
Shernelle's Tea TalkEpisode#15 Wenzhuo Liu from Liu-Tea-Art, on Daoisim, Art & Tea HistoryWenzhuo 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 w...
2021-03-1439 min
Shernelle's Tea TalkEpisode#14 Satemwa tea company from MalawiSatemwa 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://ww...
2021-03-0726 min
Shernelle's Tea TalkEpisode#13 A chat with Will Ritson from Jing TeaWill 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 s...
2021-02-2846 min
Shernelle's Tea TalkEpisode#12 Xenia Blanco from The Japanese Tea HubXenia 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 Jap...
2021-02-2153 min
Shernelle's Tea TalkEpisode#11 Emre Ercin from Lazika Tea on Rize Tea Region In TurkeyEmre 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/Support the show
2021-02-1428 min
Shernelle's Tea TalkEpisode#10 Jennifer Odera from T&Co & Kenyan TeasJennifer Odera is the founder of T&Co a tea company specializing in hand-crafted teas from Nairobi, Kenya. Before setting up T&Co Jennifer worked in the hospitality industry and has lived and traveled to many countries all over the world. She began T&Co. in order to make fancy, great quality tea more accessible for everyday tea drinkers, in Kenya and globally in addition to that, the company also curates lovely gift boxes. Chek out T&Co's website: https://www.drinktco.com/Follow T&Co on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drinktco/
2021-02-0635 min
Shernelle's Tea TalkEpisode#9 Ratan Mondal from Tea2You, Darjeeling tea & Borough MarketRatan Mondal is a tea vendor from Kolkata who settled in the UK in the 90's. He set up his Tea2You tea shop at London's Borough Market. Ratan actively searches for the best tea estates in Darjeeling, Assam, and Nepal and works on-site developing unique blends and flavors for the best tea quality. Ratans popular shop has had some very high profile Celebs, Politicians... and Prince Harry has popped in, to buy some tea.The tea shop recently moved into a purpose-built shop in Southwark Street within the market, so if you get the ch...
2021-01-3049 min
Shernelle's Tea TalkEpisode#8 Marcel Karcher on Tea and being a CeramicistMarcel Karcher is a Tea enthusiast, Photographer, Tea educator, and self-taught Ceramicist specialising in ceramic teaware, from Munich Germany. Marcel embarked on a 9 month Tea Sabbatical where he followed the tea path from India to China. He has taken his tea practice and wonderful tea photography online which has led to over 15,000 tea friends on Instagram. Marcel now has over 10 years of experience exploring teas and is passionate about sharing his experiences with the fellow tea community.These days Marcel focuses on making ceramics, growing a youtube community, and creating more Tea related content.
2021-01-2441 min
Shernelle's Tea TalkEpisode#7 Joyce Maina On Working In The Tea Business & East African TeasJoyce Maina is a Global tea expert, Tea consultant, and Tea specialist, with over 30 years of experience in growing, processing, buying, and blending tea, she has worked for 4 top tea global brands. Joyce's tea journey began spontaneously in her native Kenya and has taken her all over the world, Joyce has now settled in Cambridge UK and Is the Founder and Director of the Cambridge Tea Consultancy. We discuss East African Teas, Ethics in the tea business, and Joyce's Tea experiences. Through her Tea Consultancy, Joyce continues to teach and share with passion for tea.
2020-12-0650 min
Shernelle's Tea TalkEpisode#6 House of Lilah Tea Company with Chantal M'BikiChantal M'Biki is the founder of House of Lilah, a tea company with a twist, or rather with an additional scent ; -). Chantal had the clever idea to combine herbal teas and wonderfully crafted scented candles, so one can enjoy the combination of taste and smell. House of Lilah was created in March just as the Coronavirus started to affect our everyday lives, but luckily for Chatal the business is doing well, as more people are staying at home, and enjoying more tea, and even better a candle to go with it.Chantal is also a mentor...
2020-11-2831 min
Shernelle's Tea TalkEpisode#5 Kim Wong from Sáan Tea Company & Argentinian Local TeasKim Wong is a tea professional from London with roots in Hong Kong, who now lives in Argentina, she is the founder of the Sáan tea company and the Tienda de Té tea shop in the Villa General Belgrano area of Argentina. We discuss Kim's tea experiences, her spontaneous luck with tea, and how it all unfolded, plus the amazing tea knowledge and work in the tea community she does today.Follow Kim on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saan_blends/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/saanblendsOr contact her via...
2020-11-221h 01
Shernelle's Tea TalkEpisode#4 Indian Teas With Susmita Das GuptaSushmita Das Gupta is a tea artist and teacher, who teaches and exposes the wider world of Indian teas. Sushmita grew up drinking the finest of Indian teas and has been sharing her vast knowledge of tea by consulting, workshops, and helping start-up tea businesses. Susmita's Website https://www.teawithsusmita.com/Gopaldhara Tea Estate, order fine tea here https://gopaldharaindia.com/Follow Susmita on Social media:Instagram: @teawithsusTwitter: @TeawithSusMitaFacebook: @TeaBySusmitaSupport the show
2020-11-131h 04
Shernelle's Tea TalkEpisode#3 Sigi from "Guy Drinks Tea" on Pu'er tea, YouTube & the Discord Tea CommuniTEASigi my Guest for today is a Pu'er tea enthusiast & TeaYouTuber. I interview him for a casual chat about tea and his take on what Pu'er tea is all about, we talk about the growing tea community over on Discord. Sigi also does some live tea-drinking streaming on the Nannuoshan YouTube channel. Sigi's youtube channel (Guy Drinks Tea): https://www.youtube.com/user/MrOzzsome/featured Twitter: https://twitter.com/guydrinksteaNannuoshan on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2bZ...Join the Tea Discord: https://discord.gg/tea Support th...
2020-11-0647 min
Shernelle's Tea TalkEpisode#2 Drinking Long Jing with Jens Dennig & Tips on Buying TeaJens Dennig Author of "Learning by Brewing" and fellow Tea head, is back again, this time for a full episode. While recording we drink some Long Jing Tea, discuss a German-based tea plantation, and talk about some tips on how to get some decent tea out for your local shop or vendor. Buy Long Jing Tea Here: https://de.nannuoshan.org/products/long-jing-2020 Link to Jens's Blog: https://d-en-nig.blogspot.com/Book Direct link Info: https://d-en-nig.blogspot.com/p/learning-by-brewing.htmlTschanara-Teagarden / Tea Plantation in Germany: https://tschanara-teagarden.de/en/th...
2020-10-3044 min
Shernelle's Tea TalkEpisode#1 A chat with Jin from Laifufu Tea SaloonJin Kyoung Choi and her husband are the new owners of the existing Laifufu tea shop in Munich. They have been running the shop for just over a year. Jin is an active mother of two, Tea shop owner, and..... a Ph.D. Scholar in Buddhist studies. Jin was taught all she knows about tea by Buddhist Monks, we talk about her experiences during this time, and how she was lucky to take over the tea shop.Laifufu Website: https://www.laifufu.de/Follow Laifufu on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laifufu_teesalon
2020-10-2327 min
Shernelle's Tea TalkIntro Taster episodeIn this taster podcast, I interview Jens Dennig, author of the book 'Learning by Brewing'. I interview him over a few cups of tea about why he wrote his fantastic book.Support the show
2020-10-0108 min