The House of Hope and Mercy in the Jungle

Collaboration with The House of Hope and Mercy in the Jungle who hosted contemporary tea ceremonies in my teahouse installation for the 20th Craft Festival in Bovey Tracey, Devon UK.

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Teas tasted:

1. Rice Bud Silver Needle, Chinese White Tea: Da Bai (Big White) Cultivar from Fozi Mountain Tea Garden, Zhenghe County, Fujian, China.

2. Sencha, Japanese Green Tea (Aracha): Yabukita Cultivar from Blue Forest Garden in Wazuka, Japan.

3. Ali Shan GABA, Taiwanese Oolong: Jinxuan cultivar from Ali Shan, Meishan District, Nantou County, Taiwan. After picking the leaves then undergo GABA Oxygen Free fermentation processing.

4. Spring Black, British Black Tea: First Flush 2024, Mixed Cultivar. Handpicked & handcrafted by Dartmoor Estate Tea, Ashburton, Devon UK.

Sweets:
Almond & Orange peel biscuits by Hilary Burns.

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Thank you so much Jane L. Ostins & James Penzer for hosting these wonderful tea tasting ceremonies and all the craft skills behind!

Thank you very much Kathryn Bennett & Jo Harper for your delicious Dartmoor’s teas and for introducing your art of tea growers/producers to the public!

Thank you very much Hilary Burns and Sarah James for making these tea ceremonies possible.

And thank you to all tea ceremonies guests for sharing these beautiful moments together!