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…)

Oolong tea is made from partially oxidized tea leaves from the Camellia sinensis plant—the same plant for white, green, black and pu’erh teas.  Oolongs can be quite varied because the oxidation levels span 10% to 70%–there are many different taste experiences with this style of tea.  In addition, oolongs will vary depending on the cultivar, (more…)

Japanese tea culture has a fascinating history and evolved over the last 1,300 years through the dedication of many different tea personalities and influences.  This class is 90 minutes of learning about people who guided the evolution of the Japanese Tea Ceremony with matcha, and explore the current modern era of whole leaf teas.  We’ll (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…)

Blend your own signature breakfast, afternoon, or anytime black tea blend!  This is one of my favorite Workshops to lead because I’ve had so much fun and satisfaction from creating the unique blends here at Experience Tea.  We will start by tasting a number of different single origin black teas from China, India, Sri Lanka, (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…)