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Staff Picks
Get to know your Tea Ambassadors, their favorite teas, books, music, and movies!
Tea Ambassadors:
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Preston
When away from the Tea Embassy, Preston stays very busy, discovering the world, through colors, language, sounds, and even tasting new things.
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Preston's Favorite Teas:
1. Iced Blueberry Rooibos
2. Iced Blueberry Rooibos
3. Iced Blueberry Rooibos
4. Iced Blueberry Rooibos
5. Iced Blueberry Rooibos
6. Iced Blueberry Rooibos
7. Iced Blueberry Rooibos
8. Iced Blueberry Rooibos
9. Iced Blueberry Rooibos
10. Iced Blueberry Rooibos
If Preston was a Tea, he would be:
I would be Blueberry Rooibos because I am very sweet, and very smart. I know that Rooibos, the South African herb, not only contains no caffeine, but it helps with my diaper rash, naturally.
Favorite Band: Sing-Along With Putamayo
Favorite Activity in Austin: Enjoying a good stroller push in Crestview.
Favorite Book: Pat the Bunny
Favorite Movie: Fast Food Nation
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Jonathan
When away from the Tea Embassy, Jonathan spends time cooking, walking with Amy, listening to music, enjoying movies
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Jonathan's Favorite Teas:
1. Monkey Picked Oolong
2. Georgian Village
3. Zhen Qu
4. CS Lewis Blend
5. Tea Embassy Matcha
6. Drum Mountain Clouds & Mist
7. Good Leaf Oolong
8. Golden Pearls
9. Embassy BreakfastTea
10. Gyokuro
If Jonathan was a Tea, he would be:
Cheeky Monkey Picked Oolong because it is a complex combination of strength and sweet notes and can be enjoyed over and over.
Favorite Band: Sufjan Stevens
Favorite Activity in Austin: Walking Downtown, taking a break at Amy's Ice Cream and walking around Town Lake.
Favorite Book: Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
Favorite Movie: Chariots of Fire
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Amy
When away from the Tea Embassy, Amy takes care of our new little boy, Preston; spends time doing just about anything with Jonathan (her husband), spends time doing just about anything with friends, cooks healthy organic meals, Dreams, Laughs, Walks outdoors, Travels to new places, Dines out at adventurous places; Learns.
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Amy's Favorite Teas:
1. Zhen Qu
2. Golden Buds
3. Golden Yunnan Supreme
4. Tea Embassy Matcha
5. Austin Ambrosia
6. Matcha Genmaicha
7. Hot Cinnamon Spice
8. Organic Peppermint
9. Georgian Beauty
10. Curly Q
If Amy was a Tea, she would be:
I would be Zhen Qu. It is a soft, delicate tea, yet as a black tea, it is strong. Though strong, it has a sweet, almost chocolatey flavor, rather than a bitter taste. We also describe it as rare and beautiful. These are all qualitites I like in people, and I guess this is how I would like to be described!
Favorite Band: U2
Favorite Activity in Austin: Walking around Town Lake, Farmers' Market on Saturday mornings, walking around the Capitol at night, dining on the lake, picnics at Tea Embassy.
Favorite Book: Biographies - especially of American heroes or heroes of Christianity
Favorite Movie: Pride & Prejudice (A&E version and new version & Life is Beautiful & Braveheart
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Katherine
When away from the Tea Embassy, Katherine spends time with her family, goes to the library, and enjoys day trips around Austin.
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Katherine's Favorite Teas:
1. Manhattan Earl Grey
2. Breakfast Treasure
3. Chocolate Mint Rooibos
4. Zhen Qu
5. Pomegranate White
6. Walnut Green
7. Great Green Monkey King
8. Snow Flake
9. Capital Blend
10. Black Currant
If Katherine was a Tea, she would be:
Grand English Breakfast-to stay true to my homeland and show people a great way to kick start their day without coffee.
Favorite Band: Regina Spekter, Muse
Favorite Activity in Austin: Hanging out on South Congress
Favorite Book: Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Favorite Movie: The Way We Were
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Jessica
When away from the Tea Embassy, Jessica spends her time trail running, reading, writing, moutain biking, weightlifting, playing volleyball, traveling, and hiking.
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Jessica's Favorite Teas:
1. Curley Q - LuShan Yunwu
2. Silver Needles Yin Zhen
3. Bao Zhong
4. Moonlight White
5. Georgian Beauty
6. Dragon Well
7. Bi Luo Chun
8. Zhen Qu
9. Golden Buds
10. Lavender Rooibos
If Jessica was a Tea, she would be:
LuShan Yunwu - Because it grows at high altitude on a mountain where the air is more pristine and it is very complex. Growing in clouds & mist makes it a fresh, grassy green. I like the idea that clouds & mist produce a more complex, greener tea with more clorophyll—maybe people are the same?
Favorite Band: U2
Favorite Activity in Austin: Watching interesting people
Favorite Book: The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien; Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen; The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orezy
Favorite Movie: Return of the King & Pride & Prejudice
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Tim
When away from the Tea Embassy, Tim teaches yoga, writes short stories, engages in dense French philosophy, builds haiku, and gardens.
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Tim's Favorite Teas:
1. Tea Embassy Matcha
2. Sencha Kabuse No. 1
3. Drum Mountain Clouds & Mist
4. Skylark Pu-Erh
5. Zhen Qu
6. Mauritius
7. Grand English Breakfast
8. Georgian Village
9. Sencha Kabuse No. 2
10. Sencha Kabuse No. 3
If Tim was a Tea, he would be:
Pu-Erh because I'm compact and only get better with age. Come ot my yoga class and like pu-erh, I will also emulsify your build up of fats.
Favorite Composer: Claude Debussy
Favorite Activity in Austin: Find Water, Jump In.
Favorite Book: The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel
Favorite Movie: A Boute De Souffle
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Carol
When away from the Tea Embassy, Carol enjoys knitting, reading, antiquing, time with family & friends
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Carol's Favorite Teas:
1. Natela's Gold, Georgian Beauty, & Georgian Village
2. Blueberry Rooibos
3. White Antlers & Oriental Beauty
4. Good Leaf Oolong
5. Emperor Red & Golden Monkey
6. Grand English Breakfast
7. Secret Garden
8. Kabuse No. 1
9. Barefoot In The Park
10. Hot Cinnamon Spice
If Carol was a Tea, she would be:
Georgian Beauty, delicate and sweet for a long time; hand-crafted with time and special care. These leaves allow you to experience the Caucausus Mountains where they are grown.
Favorite Band: Bach
Favorite Activity in Austin: Eating dinner at Z Tejas & Whole Foods Fish Bar with friends.
Favorite Book: Devil in White City for 2008
Favorite Movie: Vitus for 2008
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Bob
When away from the Tea Embassy, Bob spends time investing, both for profit and not-for-profit
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Bob's Favorite Teas:
1. Jaimisi Tea
2. Hao Ya "A" Keemun
3. Horse Brick Pu-Erh
4. Curly Q Green
5. Phoenix Honey Oolong
6. Georgian Beauty
7. Tea Embassy Matcha
8. Golden Yunnan Supreme
9. Kabuse Number 1
10. Silver Needles Yin Zhen
If Bob was a Tea, he would be:
Silver Needles; subtle, never overbearing; rich in healing nutrients; grows rich and long in the palate; intimate.
Favorite Band: London Philharmonic
Favorite Activity in Austin: Walking or biking in neighborhoods
Favorite Book: Master & Commander by Patrick ONeill
Favorite Movie: Band of Brothers & Hunt for Red October
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