August Tea Tastings »

6th: Whites. Silver Needle and Bai Mu Dan (White Peony).  We start August with our recently received 2010 white teas.  Whites are particularly high in antioxidants and oh so delicious!
13th: Rock Oolongs. Imperial and Premium Meizhan. We’ll try two different grades of the same rock oolong to see what a difference the imperial grade [...]

July Tea Tastings »

2nd: 2010 Tai Ping Hou Kui & Liu An Gui Pian: Two large leaf and rich greens.  Learn how Tai Ping Hou Kui is pressed between screens, giving it an imprint on the leaves.
9th: 2010 Mo Gan Huang Ya & Imperial Huang Shan Mao Feng: So far we’ve all been enjoying this year’s Mo Gan Huang Ya. [...]

June Tea Tastings »

4th: Shi Feng Long Jing & Ming Qian Anji Bai Cha.  This month we are focusing on our new 2010 crops, all of which are particularly tasty.  We start with two of our favorite green teas.  Come learn why Shi Feng, or Lion’s Peak, makes such a uniquely delicious Dragonwell tea, and why Anji Bai [...]

April Tea Tastings »

2nd: Green Puers. We’ll start the month out by sampling our featured Puer of the Month, Jing Gu Run Ling 8545 next to one of our best green puers, Ma Guo Tou. Join as to see how the new comer stands up to tea royalty.
9th: Premium Greens. While Imperial grade teas are the “best” we [...]

March Tea Tastings »

March 5: Yellows. Mo Gan Huang Ya (Yellow Buds) and Meng Ding Huang Ya.  We start the month with two of our three yellow teas.  Meng Ding Huang Ya comes from Sichuan province in the west and has a lightly sweet flavor with a rich, velvety texture, while Mo Gan Huang Ya grows in the [...]

February Tea Tastings »

5th: Big White Tea Bush. Today we will sample two teas whose leaves come from the same bush. Bai Mu Dan is a midgrade white with a fuller flavor than some of it’s higher end counterparts and Silver Dragon Pearls is a midgrade Jasmine with a headier flavor than a standard Jasmine pearl.

12th: Green [...]

January Tea Tastings »

1st: CLOSED FOR NEW YEAR
8th: Puer of the Month & Black Tuocha. Jing Mai Gao Shan Shu Bing, a rich black puer with many golden tea buds will be paired with a Black Tuocha, a great everyday puer with perfect fermentation control and a clean pure taste.

15th: Lapsangs. Today we will [...]

December Tea Tastings »

4th: The Lost Yellow. Last year, we ran out of Mo Gan Huang Ya so fast we could barely believe it. It’s finally back in a brand new year’s crop, and it’s delicious. We will be tasting it beside another of the rare and fantastic Yellow teas, Meng Ding Huang Ya.

11th: Dan [...]

November Tea Tastings »

6th: The Return of Big Red Robe! Yes it’s true, Da Hong Pao is finally back. The 2009 crop is in, and we are very excited to share one of our favorite teas with you. Da Hong Pao is the most famous of the four ancient rock oolongs; it has a robust taste and sweet [...]

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 [...]