Tea as different forms of time
At HOLLIN, tea is not associated with a particular hour. It responds to a quality of time - to an inner state. It does not fill the moment. It reveals its form.
When time settles
Black tea establishes continuity. It does not stimulate. It holds.
When time remains open
Green tea closes nothing. It remains light, fluid. It accompanies without directing.
When time has not yet taken shape
White tea stands back. It does not build yet. It suggests.
When time turns inward
Oolong unfolds. It moves through layers. It asks us to stay.
There is no right time to drink tea. But there is a sense of what is fitting. Tea does not change time. It reveals its form.