Eight Great Passions

Salivating in anticipation of trying this #Xigui #gushu #sheng #puer from @crimsonlotustea . Amazing story behind this particular pu! #tea #ChineseTea #puerh #茶#中国茶#生茶#普洱茶

Sipping on some always divine #Talisker 10 with the most exquisite view from the outdoor deck at Fetch Restaurant, Black Rock Oceanfront Resort, in #Ucluelet last weekend. #PacificRim #BeautifulBC #singlemalt #Scotch #whisky #lategram

Always love #FrightNights at the #PNE - so spoooooky! #Vancouver #horror #Halloween #probablynotrealbutyouneverknow

Reconnecting with family history! :) My grandpa Michalski's #Polish passport, ca. 1924, the year he immigrated to #Canada. #ancestry #heritage #sograteful

Exquisite Jin Jun Mei at #o5tea ... mmm! #lategram #black #tea #China #Fujian #hong #cha

Phenomenal high mountain #oolong #tea and #chocolate #ganache pairing with #oollotea - truly a heavenly way to spend a Saturday afternoon! #Taiwan #gao #shan #cha #thebestthingsinlife

The #Olympic #cauldron at Jack Poole Plaza in #Vancouver, lit in celebration of #Moyse and #Humphries ' #bobsleigh #gold #medal for #Canada today!! #WeAreWinter #Sochi2014

My fantastically delicious reward for my hard work lately. Thanks Mom! <3 #Ardbeg #Ardbog #scotch #whisky #bestmomever

Antique #liu #an #hei #cha from #Anhui province, #China. So old its precise age is unknown; according to my friend Daniel, the tea master to whom I owe this extraordinary experience, it's at least 40 years old, possibly even 50 or 60. And it tasted it. Astonishingly smooth, with nutty and earthy flavours evolving slowly on the palate, resolving to an exceptionally clean finish. Great cha #qi . #Chinese #dark #tea

Quite possibly the best #puer I've ever tasted, unquestionably top three. A 2007 #Haixintang #Banzhang Mountain Stone-Pressed #sheng . This is why I'm so insanely passionate about #tea ... #puerh #gongfu #cha #delicious

Latest addition to the #tea archive - 2005 #Laotongzhi #shu #puer from #Anning #Haiwan Tea Factory. Love this stuff!! #shou #puerh #delicious

Shopping for hot peppers: just one of the many joys that make life worth living!

Few things in the world can compare to the joy of experiencing a beautiful Anxi Tieguanyin oolong, steeped in elegant Chinese teaware.

Indulging in the exquisite tranquility of Dr. Sun Yat-sen Classical Chinese Garden last week. I can never get enough of this place. 

An excerpt (starting at the first drop) of Fisherman & Hawkins’ epic anthem “Apache” from Armin’s unbelievable set in Vancouver, May 4/13.