Jaroslav Rejcha, a passionate tea lover, cordially invites you to an experiential tasting in which he will focus on "true" teas - that is, teas derived from the leaves of the Chinese Tea Tree (Camellia Sinensis). During the more than thirty years he has been involved in tea, he has discovered an incredible variety of flavours and aromas that he dares to consider almost endless.
Jaroslav Rejcha comes from Karlovy Vary. During his life he fulfilled many travel dreams and travelled the world. In recent years he has found his home in the Czech countryside. Here he feels strongly connected to his surroundings. His love for tea is not only professional but also personal. Tea in nature and sharing this experience with others fulfills him. He organises tea tastings for the public. Together with his family, he participates in various festivals where they prepare teas and create a space for shared experiences and gatherings.
This tasting is a great opportunity to sample teas that will take you on a journey to uncharted flavours and aromas. Come to the Imperial Baths on 17 January 2025.
Performers
I really enjoy tea and tea time in the countryside, living and meeting people and sometimes that beautiful being without people. I organize tea tastings for the layman and I like to participate with my family in various festivals where we prepare teas to enjoy together.
Programme
Tea. Three letters and so many possibilities. A drink that is probably the longest sipped beverage in human history, next to water, that everyone knows, and yet everyone can imagine something different under it. Someone herbal, someone fruity, masala chai with milk and spices, someone "PIGI" with honey and lemon, i.e. "concoctions" of all sorts of things that people drink to refresh, warm up, heal or just to quench their thirst.
Together we will focus on the so-called "true" teas, i.e. from the leaves of the Chinese Tea Tree (Camellia Sinensis), and you will see that there is a wide range of flavours and aromas, which in the thirty years that I have been involved in tea, I dare to consider as essentially endless.
A tea meeting (tea drinking) is one of the forms of tea drinking, when the host prepares tea for his guests in the so-called Eastern way (several infusions), where besides the tea itself we can also perceive its aroma, the aesthetics of the tea utensils, the decoration of the environment and the overall atmosphere, which has a beneficial effect on the body and soul. Such a tea gathering can take many shapes and forms, from chatty and cheerful to quiet and meditative, each gathering is different and all are beautiful because tea somehow helps to bring people of goodwill together, in its magical way it can multiply beauty within and without and can make us happier.
I will be happy to be your guide on the journey of tea, helping you in the first steps of discovering its variety and diversity. Everyone tastes something different and everyone will find their own way, perhaps it will be useful to show you the way, where the various pitfalls and dead ends may lurk and at least point you in the direction where many see the imaginary peak of the good tea experience.