October Tea Tastings
2nd: Green Puers. We’re starting this month off with a bang by sampling a special Puer we don’t normally offer for service. The 2007 Jing Gu Run Ling Mo Gu Sheng Tuo, or Green Puer Mushroom Shaped Tuo Cha, is hand-fired and has a long aftertaste, and yes, it really is shaped like a mushroom! This special puer will be paired with one of our favorites, Golden Melon.
9th: Blacks. Gong Fu Dian Hong is a wonderful and very affordable Yunnan black, with more sweetness than most other black teas. Premium Keemun is manager Jennifer’s favorite black tea. It has a full, smooth flavor that lingers pleasantly on your tongue.
16th: Battle of the Popular Greens. Two of the most popular everyday drinking green teas, both from China but one a Japanese style tea, will go head to head this week in a battle for supreme regard. Misty New Top is one of our best sellers; made from the same bush as the infamous Long Jing teas, Misty New Top produces a clean jade green color and a rich taste similar to fresh cooked vegetables. Genmaicha is one of the most popular teas in Japan, made from a mix of green Sencha leaves and roasted brown rice. It is a refreshing tea with a toasty aroma and smooth, mellow flavor.
23rd: Two NEW NEVER-BEFORE TASTED Puers! It’s we’re-crazy-for-Puer month, and in honor of that we will be breaking in to two of the new Puer bricks we do not normally offer for service. Jing Gu Run Ling Shen Zhuan is a green puer made with leaves from tea tree gardens that are over 100 years old. It has a heavy, rich flavor with a lightly sweet aftertaste. Jing Gu Te Ji Shu Zhuan is a special grade black Puer made with the most carefully chosen leaves. It has a smooth, slippery feeling on the tongue and becomes deeper and more complex as it is aged. The Seven Cups staff is just as excited to try these puers as you are!
30th: Herbal Blends. Since there are five Fridays in October, we’ll have an extra special final tasting of herbal blends. Come and see what the addition of rose buds does to the flavor of Gong Fu black tea, and how osmanthus flowers change the experience of Li Li Xiang Oolong.
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