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Hello and welcome to The Steepery Tea Co’s blog Tealosophy. Exploring, learning and musing the world of tea whilst appreciating many steeps along the way.

A Q&A with Joyce Maina - Myanmar Tea

By Kym Cooper. Posted

Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of attending an origin tasting session at the World Tea Expo, hosted by the remarkable Joyce Maina, who was there to present the Myanmar Tea Producers Association (MTA). If you’re familiar with the tea world, you’ll know it’s a close-knit community, so it’s no surprise that I was introduced to Joyce through my incredibly well-connected co-founder at East Forged, Tania Stacey. Tania truly has her finger on the pulse of the best in tea. 😉 Meeting Joyce in person was an absolute honor. Her deep knowledge of tea and her passionate work in...

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Introducing our Australian Tea collection

By Kym Cooper. Posted

This week we are pleased to launch a new tea collection featuring Australian grown and processed tea. Our aim for this collection is to showcase and support the talents of our Australian tea makers (tea masters) in producing teas that exemplify their growing region and production methods. Our initial Australian tea collection, whilst small, has brought together some of the finest green teas from around the country. We hope to encourage tea enthusiasts to experience Australian grown teas for themselves.   The first two single-estate green teas to be added to our collection have been grown and processed by our friends...

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Meet the Maker: Yesha Macdonald, Ceramist, Melboune, Australia

By Kym Cooper. Posted

Today I would like to introduce a very talented ceramist, Yesha Macdonald. Yesha is based in Melbourne, Australia and is the maker behind some of the beautifully crafted teawares on The Steepery Tea Co. We feel privileged to share some of Yesha's pieces with you and we wanted to find out a bit more about about how the world of tea and her work interact. How did your journey in ceramics commence?  I have a background in graphic design and creative studio management, however having worked with clay a few times as a child and in my teens, my fascination with ceramics stayed...

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