For this event, tea expert Mark Thirwall first took the Total team on a metaphorical tea journey through some of China’s most enchanting tea-growing areas. From the tea farms in Xishuangbanna to Wuyi Shan, Mark introduced little-known secrets to how China has maintained its reputation for growing the best teas in the world. After being quizzed on their newly gained knowledge, a few brave executives took a leap of faith and sat behind their own Chinese tea set to compete in The Hutong’s Interactive Tea Challenge. Gaining points for style, presentation and overall performance, the Total team delighted co-workers with their uncanny ability to ‘infuse’ their own personalities into a traditional Chinese tea ceremony. Winners, as judged by their peers, received prizes from infused tea balls to bamboo chopsticks…and the only complaint was that they couldn’t stay longer to sip more cha!
