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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! [...]
Continue Reading »4th: A Black and a Puer: Premium Lapsang Bohea was the world’s first black tea, made from young buds and fresh leaves it produces a deep amber liquor with a sweet flavor similar to longan fruit. Little Tuocha is a travel-sized black Puer made from young leaves and some buds, producing a lightly sweet taste. [...]
Continue Reading »7th: A Black and an Oolong: Imperial Lapsang Souchong is a lighter smoke version of the famous campfire-smelling tea. Certified organic, this tea produces a fruity flavor. Lao Cong Shui Xian, or Old Bush, is a medium roasted Oolong from Fujian that smells like dried dates. 14th: 2009 Greens: This week we’ll sample [...]
Continue Reading »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 [...]
Continue Reading »5th: New Greens! We’ll start the month off right with Greg’s favorite Green Teas; Shi Feng Long Jing and Ming Qin An Ji Bai Cha. For those of you who have had the pleasure of tasting these teas before, come in and experience the difference of the new year’s crop! For those of you who [...]
Continue Reading »1st: Blacks: We start the month with two black teas which are both superb but very different. Dian Hong Jin Ya Cha, or Golden Buds, is a rich decadent tea that is the famous Yunnan red color and tastes a little like caramel. Premium Keemun is a smooth, full-bodied black tea that is certified organic [...]
Continue Reading »3rd: Imperial Greens: Join Seven Cups Manager Jennifer for a tasting of two of her favorite Imperial grade green teas which are polar opposites; Xin Yang Mao Jian is a dark green with a rich taste and heavy floral fragrance, whereas Huang Shan Mao Feng is a lighter green tea with a mild sweetness hinting [...]
Continue Reading »6th: A White and a Jasmine: We’ll be starting the month with two teas that start as early spring pickings processed into white tea, Bai Mu Dan (Organic Preferred Peony) and Yin Zhu Silver Dragon Pearls. Come learn how both of these mild fragrant teas begin in the same fashion, before becoming very different. [...]
Continue Reading »6th Oolong: Lao Cong Shui Xian (Old Bush). We start the month by comparing two different Lao Cong Shui Xian teas. We will learn just old these bushes are and how that leads to its unique flavor. 13th A White and a Green: Bai Mu Dan (White Peony) and Gu Zhu Zi Sun (Purple Bamboo). Next [...]
Continue Reading »9th: A Rock Oolong and an Anxi Oolong: Shui Jin Gui (Golden Water Turtle) and Old Style Tie Guan Yin. We’ll start the year with two delicious but very different oolongs, both coming from Fujian province. We’ll explore what makes these two so unlike each other. 16th: A Yellow and a Green: Jun Shan Yin [...]
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