“White teas such as Chinese Silver Needle, Chinese Mutan White or Ceylon Silver Tips (the tea is actually pale pink) are the choice of Zen Bohemians before morning meditation or Wu Ming qigong. A grassy cup of Sencha is also a Zen favorite. Bohemians also appreciate black tea from France—especially from Mariage Fr’res—and they cannot resist tea from Fortnum & Mason, by appointment to her Royal Majesty. Later they will use the tin for paintbrushes, chopsticks or kitchen utensils.”

—Laren Stover, from Bohemian Manifesto: A Field Guide to Living on the Edge, 2004.