Distinctly Tea

A Day in the Life of a Tea Sommelier: The Pluck Tea Story

Follow our founder and Certified Tea Sommelier, Jennifer Commins, on a 'day in the life' journey in Prince Edward County, Ontario.

At Pluck, our formula is simple:
Take top premium tea leaves from sustainably-managed gardens and certified organic sources from around the world, then add unique local ingredients like Prince Edward County Lavender and grape skins from Southbrook Vineyards in the Niagara region. The result: one-of-a-kind tea blends as distinct and unique as a well-aged wine.

Founded in 2012 by tea sommelier and passionate connoisseur Jennifer Commins, our small batch loose-leaf teahouse provides signature offerings to restaurants, hotels, offices and retail partners.

All of our products are blended and packaged locally in our blending facility in downtown Toronto.

Teahouse | Wikipedia audio article

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Teahouse


00:00:40 1 Asia
00:04:30 2 Europe
00:04:38 2.1 Britain
00:06:00 2.1.1 Commonwealth
00:06:31 2.2 Elsewhere
00:07:39 3 Relationship to 19th century temperance movement
00:08:35 4 Other meanings and related words
00:09:44 5 See also
00:09:59 5.1 Eating establishments
00:10:24 5.2 Other



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SUMMARY
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A teahouse (mainly Asia) or tearoom (also tea room) is an establishment which primarily serves tea and other light refreshments. A tea room may be a room set aside in a hotel especially for serving afternoon tea, or may be an establishment which only serves cream teas. Although the function of a tearoom may vary according to the circumstance or country, teahouses often serve as centers of social interaction, like coffeehouses.
Some cultures have a variety of distinct tea-centered establishments of different types, depending on the national tea culture. For example, the British or American tearoom serves afternoon tea with a variety of small cakes.

The Independent Bookshop Week Tag #IBW2016

It’s the #2016IBW Tag or the Independent Bookshop Week Tag

1. What books are in your bag?
2. What was the last great book you read?
3. What book have you gifted the most?
4. What’s your favourite independent bookshop?
5. What is a favourite book recommended to you by a bookseller or fellow Booktuber?
6. What was your favourite bookshop memory?
7. What do bookshops mean to you and what do you love about them?
8. What are the books that made you? Which books affected or influenced you most?
9. What is your book recommendation for a gift for Father’s Day?
10.What book is currently on your TBR pile?

BOOKS MENTIONED:
Outline -
A House in the Sky -
Girl at War -
Being Mortal -
The Man From Primrose Lane -
Headhunter -
Macbeth -
Stiletto -

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Camille Paglia (full) | Conversations with Tyler

Camille Paglia joins Tyler Cowen for a conversation on the brilliance of Bowie, lamb vindaloo, her lifestyle of observation, why writers need real jobs, Star Wars, Harold Bloom, Amelia Earhart, Edmund Spenser, Brazil, and why she is most definitely not a cultural conservative.

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