The tradition of Afternoon Tea is loved in our western culture, and it’s fun to learn the history of how it all started. In this class we learn about the early European and British tea trade with the Chinese while we taste examples of teas reminiscent of the early trade. You’ll learn about how the (more…)
This is a more concentrated focus than our usual Tea & Food Pairing because both cheese and chocolate are wonderful with tea! We’ll taste four different chocolates and three cheeses with each of five unique teas–experiencing the different flavor sensations of each pairing. It’s 90 minutes of indulgence that is well worth it! (more…)
Experience Tea in partnership with Girl Scouts of Western Washington, is offering this one hour tea adventure to enhance girls fun with Tea: The World in your Cup series. Tea is a universally loved beverage and now you’ll get to learn how it is enjoyed in many other cultures. You’ll taste and learn science, history, (more…)
A lot of visitors to the Studio ask about reading tea leaves and there really is no mystery to it. It’s fun and intriguing to sip a cup with a question in mind and than look for guidance in the leaves. You use your internal guidance with this. In this 90 minute event we’ll enjoy (more…)
Our introduction to tea where you will learn what tea is, where tea is grown and produced, and how tea becomes white, green, oolong, black and pu’erh. You’ll learn the difference between tea and tisane (and does it matter?). We’ll taste teas from the top five tea producing Asian countries: China, Taiwan, Japan, Sri Lanka (more…)
Green tea is one of the true teas from Camellia sinensis and there are many different experiences of green tea depending on the country it’s from, the cultivar (hybrid), and the style of the tea maker. Some tea plants for green tea are grown almost completely in the shade, while others are grown in full (more…)
Spend 90 minutes with your two favorite substances—tasting an array of different flavors as we combine fabulous teas and chocolates. This class involves five teas and five different chocolates as we methodically go through steeping each tea and trying it with each chocolate. There are many taste surprises and participants are encouraged to record their (more…)
The popularity of herbals continues to grow as we focus more on taking care of ourselves and building immunity. In this workshop participants begin by tasting a number of different herbal bases plus white tea to get an idea of what they want to have as their background base. Roberta guides you all in the (more…)
