Jan 16: It’s 7:30 am in my hotel room and I am getting so excited for the first day of my Tea Master/Sommelier training. I brought my ONO to-go tumbler ( I never leave home without it), my bag of Awakened Buddha and I was ready to start my training. Training is from 9-5 so I will not go into full...

I finally had the chance to sit down and share with you my Tea Sommelier, or Tea Master, training. Some of you have not heard of a Sommelier, let alone a Tea Sommelier. Traditionally a sommelier (pronounced /sɔməˈlje/ or suh-mal-’yAy) is a trained and knowledgeable wine professional, commonly...