Author Archives: Jim Schreiber

About Jim Schreiber

I started Shui Tea, an irreverent tea company in Chicago. I like to talk about good food, Big 10 Sports and Caffeine.

The Tea Bag Manifesto

September 16th, 2010
Posted in: Tea News
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Physically, a tea bag is a small paper sack filled with powdered tea. Some people fancy it up by putting it in a “nylon pyramid sack”. Colloquially, it’s a term for testicles. (Let’s be mature about it). Why is this … Continue reading






Sweet Revenge on Manhattan

September 6th, 2010
Posted in: Food and Drink
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In celebration of feeling better (I’ve had a cold the last few days), I decided to experiment with a new tea cocktail tonight. Somehow, in my unshaven and somewhat dilapidated state, I think I whipped up the classiest drink yet. I present … Continue reading






How Being Illegal Led Me to Tea

September 4th, 2010
Posted in: Tea News
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I made plans in College, but on graduation, the plans seemed kind of boring. So, I packed up and moved to Taiwan. But it wasn’t just Taiwan that drove me to tea. I could have lived there for years and … Continue reading






Bottled Teas May Be Wrapped in Lies

August 25th, 2010
Posted in: Tea News
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My toothpaste tube has a lot of trademarks. I think the United American Association of Tooth Whitening Professionalists gave it a seal of approval, and there’s some kind of compound called “dentibleach”. Makes for pretty packaging, but I still buy toothpaste based on … Continue reading






Sami Likes Swagger

August 23rd, 2010
Posted in: tea models
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Meet Sami Ari Sami Ari is the master of Tweet-ups , or social events for people on Twitter. He took some time a few weeks ago to come to a tea tasting. I introduced him to guayusa, or Amazon Swagger, as … Continue reading







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