It is perhaps in some of tea’s more informal moments (and people) that something of the leaf’s spirit is kept immortal.
I’ll be happily ranting on about this and tea's restorative and connecting abilities at the upcoming World Tea Expo 2024 Keynote in Las Vegas, March 18th-20th.
See and 'drink-in-the-link' here: https://www.worldteaexpo.com