10 years of Spirit

Happy 10th anniversary to Spirit Tea! 🎉 Here’s a handful of snapshots over Manual’s 10 year relationship:

  1. The Standard Brewer - a collab project, thousands and thousands are out there in the world!

  2. Tea Maker N°1, a modern take on the gaiwan. Collaboration launched in 2016 on Kickstarter

  3. A shot from a marathon team tasting Taylor did at my studio in 2015 after he reached out to me via Instagram and asked if I had ever considered designing a Manual tea brewer—I told him to come teach me about tea…and three hours later I was hooked (and dodey)

  4. Taylor and Jordan checking out the first 3D prints of Tea Maker N°1 at my studio

  5. Taylor using the first functional prototype of Tea Maker N°1

  6. Testing the N°1 prototype before heading to the 2016 SCAA show

  7. Jordan with a fat stack of oolong

  8. On set shooting the Kickstarter video with @potluckcreative dialing in the details

  9. A lil write up in the Chicago Tribune (check that Clinton headline)

  10. Spirit getting interviewed by @sprudge in my studio, 2016

  11. A raw testing video for the Standard Brewer, 2021

  12. Packing a few thousand tea samples for Kickstarter backers, 2016

  13. The Slow System, 202114. The Slow System, 2024 (on sale now)

    Cheers to 10 years, here’s to ♾️. Take it slow.

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