Jimmy McWhinney
@jimmymcw.bsky.social
I enjoy talking about tea, spirituality, politics, and where they intersect.
I was setting up the camera yesterday for a video and I had our new trainee, Wang, serve as the hand model. I noticed he had the character 忍 (rěn) tattooed on his forearm. Endurance, patience, restraint.
June 28, 2025 at 5:38 AM
I was setting up the camera yesterday for a video and I had our new trainee, Wang, serve as the hand model. I noticed he had the character 忍 (rěn) tattooed on his forearm. Endurance, patience, restraint.
Today's brew: Some raw pu'er from Xigui with a few jasmine blossoms thrown in. Not to be confused with jasmine tea, which is a whole thing.
April 21, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Today's brew: Some raw pu'er from Xigui with a few jasmine blossoms thrown in. Not to be confused with jasmine tea, which is a whole thing.
Today's brew: Some black tea from Mengku Village with a few slivers of orange peel. Invigorating! I couldn't stop drinking it.
April 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Today's brew: Some black tea from Mengku Village with a few slivers of orange peel. Invigorating! I couldn't stop drinking it.
Today's brew: A very light barley tea served with lunch at a local halal restaurant.
April 12, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Today's brew: A very light barley tea served with lunch at a local halal restaurant.
Today's brew: 2021 Dahu Mountain Pu'er. We have some of the most lovely teas sitting around here. Where did this come from?
March 24, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Today's brew: 2021 Dahu Mountain Pu'er. We have some of the most lovely teas sitting around here. Where did this come from?
Today's brew: Coffee from my moka pot that my brother got me for my birthday. I'm using Bialetti beans, but I've had better coffee from this thing. Not sure what I'm doing wrong.
March 20, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Today's brew: Coffee from my moka pot that my brother got me for my birthday. I'm using Bialetti beans, but I've had better coffee from this thing. Not sure what I'm doing wrong.
Today's brew: I found this raw pu'er lying around. It's from a place called Jiulong, but not 九龙 as in "nine dragons" as you might expect, it's 旧笼 as in "old cage/coop." Don't you love that? It must be a village around here. In any case, I'm loving their fragrant tea!
March 10, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Today's brew: I found this raw pu'er lying around. It's from a place called Jiulong, but not 九龙 as in "nine dragons" as you might expect, it's 旧笼 as in "old cage/coop." Don't you love that? It must be a village around here. In any case, I'm loving their fragrant tea!
Today's brew: Bingdao Baiwu in my newly sourced "glass menagerie" tea set.
March 2, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Today's brew: Bingdao Baiwu in my newly sourced "glass menagerie" tea set.
Today's stir fry: Bamboo caterpillars and peppers. If this is the future of protein, count me in.
February 25, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Today's stir fry: Bamboo caterpillars and peppers. If this is the future of protein, count me in.
Today's brew: A fermented drink with rice, egg, brown sugar, and I'm not sure what else. It was nice! I could have done without the egg.
February 23, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Today's brew: A fermented drink with rice, egg, brown sugar, and I'm not sure what else. It was nice! I could have done without the egg.
Brew of the day: Yes I still drink coffee on occasion. And I love my adorable French press!
February 21, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Brew of the day: Yes I still drink coffee on occasion. And I love my adorable French press!
Today's brew: Raw pu'er at a farmstay restaurant in Shuangjiang. A very common traditional way of serving tea in Yunnan is "grandpa style" from a clay pitcher like this.
February 16, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Today's brew: Raw pu'er at a farmstay restaurant in Shuangjiang. A very common traditional way of serving tea in Yunnan is "grandpa style" from a clay pitcher like this.
Today's brew: Whatever Gaixiu is serving, which is always sublime (raw pu'er).
February 12, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Today's brew: Whatever Gaixiu is serving, which is always sublime (raw pu'er).
Today's brew: High elevation green tea at the Nest in Shuangjiang, Lincang. Delightful.
February 9, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Today's brew: High elevation green tea at the Nest in Shuangjiang, Lincang. Delightful.
Today's brew: sun-dried black tea with almond milk and maple syrup - my favorite milk tea at the moment. And yes I'm drinking from my gongdaobei (pitcher) - my mug broke!
February 7, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Today's brew: sun-dried black tea with almond milk and maple syrup - my favorite milk tea at the moment. And yes I'm drinking from my gongdaobei (pitcher) - my mug broke!
Today's brew: Ripe pu'er on my flight back to Yunnan - quite nice to be honest. Yes, I'm in business class. Don't judge - it was only a few hundred extra yuan.
February 6, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Today's brew: Ripe pu'er on my flight back to Yunnan - quite nice to be honest. Yes, I'm in business class. Don't judge - it was only a few hundred extra yuan.
This morning's brew: Fannings from the processing of sun-dried black tea. And I'm borrowing Ma Long's glass tea cup which is etched with the Heart Sutra.
February 3, 2025 at 12:26 AM
This morning's brew: Fannings from the processing of sun-dried black tea. And I'm borrowing Ma Long's glass tea cup which is etched with the Heart Sutra.