The World of Tea Series
Thank you so much for your support of the Northwest Tea Festival over
the past five years. We are pleased to continue to offer our exciting new series
of tea events starting this spring of 2013.
This is a unique opportunity for you to further explore the World of
Tea and expand your tea knowledge and experience, while providing you
with the opportunity visit some of the finest tea suppliers in the Puget
Sound area.
Check back here regularly to see the list of upcoming events.
If one, or more, of the events appeals to you, simply select at the
bottom of the page from the World of Tea Event drop-down menu and click
on the Add to Cart button below. You can reserve
as many places as you would like. Remember -- space is limited
at these events, so sign up early.
Would you like more information about any of the events?
Simply call the event host contact number (included in the event descriptions
below) and someone will be happy to answer your questions.
Come join us.
Click here to register
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need a PayPal account to use this service.
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can be seen here
If one, or more, of the events appeals to you, simply select from the
World of Tea Series drop-down menu below and click on the Add
to Cart button below. You can reserve as many places
as you would like. Remember -- space is limited at these events,
so sign up early.
Start your journey exploring the World of Tea:
A Flight of Rare Teas
with Phoenix Tea
Saturday, June 15th, 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Limited to 12 participants, @$25.00 per person
Register for this event
Join Phoenix Tea on a tasting flight through six exquisite and unusual teas,
carefully chosen from our extensive selection of fine loose-leaf pure teas and
sourced specifically for this event. The selection will include teas from at least
four distinctly different growing regions, and will present a wide range of tasting
experiences. We intend to introduce you to teas you are unlikely to encounter anywhere else.
Each guest will be given a porcelain cup to use during the tasting
and to keep. Attendees will also have the opportunity to choose one
sample to take home, from among a selection of all six of the teas in
the tasting.
We sell and promote the teas and tea traditions of regions all over
the world, and look forward to sharing our passion for the leaf with
you. Visit our website for more information about us.
Phoenix Tea
902 SW 152nd Street
Burien, WA 98166
(206) 495-7330
Visit www.phoenix-teashop.com
for more information.
Click here to see the location of Phoenix Tea
Completed Events
Thank you for attending.
Led by Jeffrey McIntosh, who shared his vast expertise with Puer Teas.
Puer Tea
A Simple Basic Introduction
at McIntosh Tea Studio
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Three seatings available
12:00pm - 2:00pm & 4:00pm
Limited to 4 participants each seating @ $17.00 each
Join McIntosh Tea for a day of tea tasting. Take a tasting tour of
a number of clean and unique Puer teas from the mountains of Yunnan
China. This is a great opportunity to explore and appreciate the taste
differences Puer tea has to offer.
Learn the difference between Raw vs Ripe, Ancient Arbor vs Small Bush,
Dry Stored vs Wet Stored, and how storage greatly effects the aging
process and taste of Puer tea.
Each tasting session is limited to 4 attendees and will last approximately
1.5 hours. Learn a brief history of the Puer tea market over the last
100 years and the differences between the American tea market and the
Chinese tea market. The tasting tour will include 2004 raw and ripe
Puer (from the same area and storage conditions). Learn how to tell
if your tea is clean and what quality it is.
The McIntosh Tea Studio is arranged in traditional Chinese style with
seating on the floor around a tea tasting table. Chair seating will
also be available if desired.
Be Happy. Drink Good Tea!
McIntosh Tea Studio
1214 Boylston Ave #202
Seattle, WA, 98101
(206) 458-8160
Visit us on the web at: http://www.mcintoshtea.com/
and also for more pictures from McIntosh Tea Studio go to: facebook.com/teaimports
Click here to see
the location of McIntosh Tea Studio
Thank you to everyone who attended.
Led by Roberta Fuhr, it was an adventure through 8 teas from Hawaii.
Great teas are being produced
in the US!
Experience Hawaii Grown Teas
at Experience Tea Studio
Sunday, May 5, 2013 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Limited to 12 participants @ $20.00 each
Is tea successfully grown in the US? This is one of the most frequently
asked questions when people visit Experience Tea Studio.
We make exquisite teas in the US-in our own Hawaiian Islands. Reportedly,
there are 19 tea gardens in Hawaii with a few of them making tea available
for us to try.
Come spend 90 minutes tasting white, green, oolong and black tea grown
and processed in Hawaii. You will experience "the taste of place"
while learning about the tea production process, where to find tea gardens
on the Islands, and all the efforts going into creating a sustainable
tea industry there.
Experience Tea Studio
195 Front Street N, Issaquah, WA
(206) 406-9838 - open 12-6 Tuesday-Saturday
Visit us on the web at: http://www.experience-tea.com/
Click here to see the
location of Experience Tea Studio
Thank you to everyone who attended.
Led by Alice Lee, it was an adventure through one Oolong and three Puerh
teas.
Great Fun!
The Art of Gong Fu Tea
at Teahouse Kuan Yin
Sunday, April 21, 2013 11:00am - 12:30pm
Limited to 9 participants @ $20.00 each
Register for this event
Experience the wonders of brewing teas Gong Fu style - a style ubiquitous
in Taiwan and common in China. Gong Fu Tea is a ritual of brewing tea
that not only produces the most flavorful cup, but is also calming and
meditative, promoting a holistic way of experiencing tea. Learn about
the history and techniques of Gong Fu tea, and why it is the perfect
way to brew oolong and puerh teas. We will demonstrate and explain the
pieces behind this brewing style in an interactive process, as well
as sample a number of high quality Taiwanese oolong and Chinese puerh
teas.
Additionally, all participants will receive a 15% off all loose leaf
purchases made that day!
Teahouse Kuan Yin
1911 N. 45th St, Seattle, WA
(206)632-2055 - open 9:00am - 10:00pm daily
Visit us on the web at: http://www.teahousekuanyin.com/
Click here to see the
location of Teahouse Kuan Yin
Thank you to everyone who attended.
Pairing Tea with Cheese is fun and tastes good too!
Thank you to Brain Gilbert
from Beecher's Handmade Cheese,
he shared with us a wealth of information about cheese.
Now everyone who attended is ready to explore their own Tea and Cheese
experience.
CHEESE AND TEA PAIRING!
at the Perennial Tea Room
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Limited to 10 participants @ $20.00 each
Why do some things enhance the flavor of tea and why do some teas enhance
the flavor of other foods? Join Julee Rosanoff at the Perennial Tea
Room to explore the two ends of this dilemma as it relates to cheese.
Participants will taste and explore which teas are cheese enhancers
and which cheeses enhance tea. Tastings for Chinese, Indian and Sri
Lanken (Ceylon) teas will be paired with cheeses from the Pacific Northwest
in an attempt to define what is "good" and what is not.
Note: As an added benefit, after the discussion, the Perennial Tea
Room will remain open to allow attendees to have time to shop. All purchases
made during that evening will receive a 10% discount.
Perennial Tea Room
1910 Post Alley, Seattle, WA
(206) 448-4054 - open 9:30am - 6:00pm daily
Visit us on the web at: http://perennialtearoom.com/
Click here to see the location of the Perennial Tea Room
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