In January 2024, once my South American trip was in its full planning stages I emailed Dan Bolton: Did he know of any passionate tea person in Buenos Aires? His reply came swiftly: Horatio Bustos of Gyokuro Circulo Argentino de Te.
Buenos Aires is some 5,659 miles from Kansas City, my home. Since this was my first trip to South America it seemed like an adventure to the moon. Nevertheless, off went my introductory email to Horatio requesting a time to share with him our tea stories and to




