More than twenty years ago, it all began with a fascination for the Japanese tea ceremony. Even as a teenager, Christoph Peters preferred collecting tea vessels over vinyl records. Today, he spends many hours each week preparing tea and has noticed that by engaging in the simultaneously reduced yet perfected functional gestures, his perception has changed; he is less restless and distracted. The reader also learns about his first tea initiation rites at boarding school, encounters with customs officials who were puzzled by an antique teapot, and how tea eventually replaced alcohol for the author. With humor and ease, Christoph Peters takes us on a journey through the tea cultures of the world, from East Frisia to Turkey, from Japan to China, and to High Tea in England.