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July Tea Tastings

3rd: Oolongs: We’ll start the month with two teas from opposite sides of the Oolong spectrum. Huang Zhi Xiang Yellow Sprig is a Dan Cong Oolong, one of the darker, more heavily oxidized teas from Guangdong. It has a sweet, mellow flavor and a fragrance that hints at gardenias. It is also Greg’s favorite of the Dan Cong Oolongs. Alishan Tong Fang Mei Ren, or Oriental Beauty, is a lightly oxidized tea from Taiwan that produces a bright golden tea color with a honeyed flavor. This tea is processed in a very unique and interesting way that you will enjoy finding out about.


10th: Jasmines: Our Meng Ding Snow Drop Jasmine is on special this month, and you will want to take advantage of it. Snow Drop is the highest grade of Jasmine, it is a delicate and richly fragrant tea that you will fall in love with. We will be sampling it along with Jasmine Pearls, which is a nice every day Jasmine tea with a stronger flavor.


17th: 2009 Greens. This week we’ll taste two more of the new 2009 Green Teas, Tai Ping Hou Kui and Premium Xin Yang Mao Jian. Tai Ping Hou Kui is an organic tea made from long thin leaves and Xin Yang Mao Jian is a dark green tea with a robust flavor.


24th: Silver and Gold: The 2009 crop of both the Silver Needle White tea and the Yunnan Golden Buds black tea are in! Come and enjoy the light floral taste of the highest grade white tea as well as the dark rich flavor of a decadent black tea that is one of the most in demand teas we have.

31st: 2009 Rare Teas: As some of you may have heard Jennifer rave at the anniversary, the yellow tea this year is exceptionally fantastic.  Come and sample Jun Shan Yin Zhen, a tea that used to be reserved only for the Emperor, alongside the new years crop of the rarest of the four Ancient Rock Oolongs, Bai Ji Guan, a lightly sweet tea with a complex fragrance and flavor.