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Our regular tea ceremonies continue on Wednesday, August 3rd at 4 PM with the Gong Fu Tea ceremony. Perhaps the most exquisite and beautiful of the various tea ceremonies, the Gong Fu ceremony is a treat to all of the senses. You’ll get to experience oolong tea brewed in an yixing tea pot and learn [...]
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Yvonne Russell, a regular customer and mahjongg queen, recently went on her second tea tour with Zhuping Hodge, our tea master in Tucson. Yvonne will once again share stories, photos, and more about her experience in China and what she learned about tea culture. Grab a pot of tea and she just may tell a [...]
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Some photos from the recent speaker series with Chris Brignola on the guzheng and Adam Muniz on the drums. It was a very enjoyable evening!
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Christmas seems to come in spring and early summer when it comes to tea. Opening the first packages of freshly picked tea is as much fun as opening presents on Christmas morning. And the buttery smell of young green tea is quite a delight. Recently we have received more 2011 teas, including Silver Needle white. [...]
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The Guzheng, or Chinese zither, is perhaps the most well-known Chinese instrument. When you hear a traditional Chinese song, it’s most likely the Guzheng. With its 21 strings it can create quite a variety of sounds and melodies. Seven Cups is proud to host a local Guzheng player at the teahouse for your musical pleasure. [...]
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Our next regular tea ceremony is the Gong Fu tea ceremony on Wednesday June 8th at 4:00 PM. Using Yixing tea ware, sniff and drink cups, and oolong tea, this ceremony has it all. It’s a great opportunity to deepen your knowledge and appreciation of tea, as well as get all of your questions answered. [...]
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We are very much looking forward to our newest offering. On Saturday June 25, from noon to 1:30, we are joining with the Truffle Cheese Shop for a cheese and tea tasting. Rob and his crew at the Truffle Cheese Shop are as passionate about cheeses as we are about teas. We thought we would [...]
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We are having regular tea ceremonies at the teahouse every other Wednesday afternoon at 4 PM. Our next is on May 25th, and it is the puer tea ceremony. In this ceremony we taste both green and black puer. What makes this one especially interesting is that we cook the black puer in an yixing [...]
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We are happy to report that we have received the first batch of 2011 teas. Usually it’s June before we get the 2011 teas, but apparent the tea farmers in Sichuan were extra speedy this year! We have three teas from the Meng Ding area: Green Bamboo, Sweet Dew, and Yellow Buds. Sweet Dew is [...]
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Ever wonder what the differences between white and black teas are? Now you can find out in a new class we are offering. In All The Tea In China, teahouse owner Greg Fellman will cover the six major varieties of tea, talking about how various cultivars and processing methods lead to the different types of [...]
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