Eighty Degrees | A Tea Magazine

ISSUE 2:

eighty degrees issue 2 takes us on a journey to Japan — a country that has been dutifully guarding and perfecting its tea culture for generations, while letting in fresh ideas of what tea could become.

We will venture into matcha’s “hometown” Uji to sit down with an 11th-generation master and maker of this precious powder.

We will explore wabi sabi — a philosophy that helps us stay grounded in an age where distractions keep us from self-discovery.

We will witness the destruction of rooibos crops as the climate emergency wreaks havoc on the plains of South Africa.

We will talk about tea in Brazil — a country whose DNA is steeped in coffee, but whose culture is constantly being redefined.

We will step into the shoes of an orchestra conductor to deliver the perfect gong fu brew.

All this and much more on 144 pages of beautiful, uncoated paper.

ISSUE 3:

This time, we venture into Vietnam to re-discover the ancient art of making Snow Shan — a tradition strong enough to rival some big tea names across the border.

Fuchsia Dunlop, the renowned food researcher, culinary expert, and sinophile, tells us about her experience with tea in the context of food in the land of plenty.

We look at various tea habits in Europe and sail across the oceans to learn about the violent history between Britain and China resulting in the Opium Wars.

The city of Chengdu will reveal its secrets about the origins of its old tea houses and how they are preserving their status in society.

We will drink our way through the Russian Revolution, stroll through colourful Bangkok and end up in the Shire Highlands of Malawi.

All this and much more on 144 pages of beautiful, uncoated paper.

ISSUE 4:

In this issue, Rie Tulali helps us discover the power of terroir and why it is important to know what we are buying.

We learn about the world's most impactful tax cut and how it led to a revolution that would change the world.

The Brits treasure their traditional tea, but is this tradition worth treasuring? Jonathan Nunn ponders over what it means to drink tea the British way and why it might shock many visitors.

Michael Freeman takes us on a journey of discovery of ancient trials and trading routes that helped spread tea within and outside of China.

The fragrances of tea can be such an enigma. We chat with olfactory expert Carine Baudry to better understand what happens to our senses when we drink tea and why it is so hard to identify flavours and fragrances.

We stroll through the old streets of Rangoon in search of laphet yay, the traditional Burmese tea, and go on a tea road trip in remote Laos with a monk.

All this and much more on 144 pages of beautiful, uncoated paper.