Seven Cups Denver Tea House

Tea Tasting at Brushstrokes Studio and Gallery

greg — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:53:23 +0000

Seven Cups will be serving tea at a local gallery’s holiday party. On Friday and Saturday, Nov. 21 and 22, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Brushstrokes Studio and Gallery will be hosting their annual party. Come sip tea while perusing the gallery’s newest original art, note cards, 2009 calendars, tile products, and giclee prints. This will be a fun way to kick off the shopping season. Please note that we will still be having our usual free Friday afternoon tea tasting at the teahouse, so come and taste a number of different teas and a couple different locations. See you there.

Recent Article on the University of Denver’s Website

greg — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:48:27 +0000

My alma mater, the University of Denver, recently did an article on me and the teahouse. To take a look at it, click here. I bet you didn’t know that I used to work with sex offenders. Well, now you do, for better or worse. Enjoy.

November Tastings

greg — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:19:52 +0000

7th: Rock Oolongs: 2007 and 2008 Da Hong Pao (Big Red Robe). I know we just did Da Hong Pao a month and a half ago, but we just got the 2008 crop in and it is divine! We thought we would do a side-by-side comparison against last year’s crop. You don’t want to miss this.

14th: Greens: Tai Ping Hou Kui & Liu An Gua Pian. Here are a couple more delicious 2008 teas. These two teas have leaves larger than most other greens, with rich tastes. Come and watch the tea leaves dance.

21st: Yunnan Blacks: Golden Buds Dian Hong and Gong Fu Dian Hong. While these have been in the Seven Cups catalog before and are now back by popular demand, they are brand new to Denver. We can’t wait to get these in (they should be arriving any day now) and try them out. [These are so new we don't have any pictures of them yet!]

28th: Taiwanese Oolongs: Qilaishan Long Wu (Dragon’s Fog) and Alishan Tong Fang Mei Ren (Oriental Beauty). We move back to the world of oolongs, this time to the greener realm of Taiwanese teas. We’ll explore two popular tea-growing regions, as well as two very poetic names.

2008 Da Hong Pao Has Arrived and is Delicious!

greg — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:28:12 +0000

I can’t help but post about how delicious the new Da Hong Pao (Big Red Robe) is. We did a taste test against the 2007 and while the older Da Hong Pao is certainly a delicious tea, the new one blew my mind. It is filled with complexities, nuances, subtleties, and plenty of flavor. There is a very nice dried date flavor along with a sweet roast taste that hangs on the tongue for what seemed like hours afterwards. And with an yixing pot, we got about ten steepings out of it. This is a tea that is not to be missed. I know we just did Da Hong Pao at a Friday tasting in September, but I think we’re going to compare the two different years at another tasting in November. Check the schedule for exactly when. Or just get in and buy a pot. You will not be disappointed!

Puer Tea Tasting Group at Seven Cups

greg — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:54:52 +0000

We are beginning a puer tea tasting group at Seven Cups in the near future. You can find out all the details here at the meetup.com website. This will be a fun, interactive way for all of us to develop our palette for puer. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us. Space is limited so sign up now.

Second Place on 7 News’ A-List

greg — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:50:06 +0000

Thanks to all of you who voted for Seven Cups on 7 News’ A-List. We got second place for the teahouse category, second only to Boulder’s Dushanbe. Not bad for a teahouse that’s only been open a few months. Thank you for taking the time to vote for us. Next year we hope to topple Dushanbe and take number one!

October Tastings

greg — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:29:30 +0000

3^rd: Lapsangs: Premium Lapsang Bohea (black tea) and Imperial Qi Zhong Lapsang (oolong tea). We will start the month trying two different kinds of Lapsang tea, neither of which are the familiar smoked flavor of Lapsang Souchong. This will help show how the differences in processing can lead to very different flavors.

10^th: Dan Cong Oolongs: Xue Lan Xiang (Snow Orchid) and Jin Jiang Mi Lan Xiang (Gold Medal Honey Orchid). This will be our first time tasting some of our Dan Cong oolongs. These are similar in look and style to the rock oolongs, with their long twisty leaves, but more floral and fruity.

17^th: Puers: Big Leaf and Little Rose Tuocha. We venture back into the world of puer with a loose leaf and a small flavored tuocha.

24^th: Scented and Herbal: Yin Hao Jasmine and Eight Treasures. After so many dark, heavy teas, it’s time to lighten up. We will give one of our four jasmine teas a try, as well as a signature herbal blend from China, Eight Treasures. Find out the health benefits of each of the eight treasures in this delightful and refreshing tisane.

31^st: No tasting due to it being Halloween.

Our Grand Opening was a big success!

greg — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:26:15 +0000

Thank you to all of you who made our grand opening such an amazing event. I can’t guess how many people were actually here throughout the night. I do know that at the beginning, during the lion dance, the main room was packed with people plugging their ears at the LOUD drumming! Despite having lived in China for a couple years, this was actually the first lion dance I had witnessed and I loved every minute of it. Below are some pictures of the entire event.

September Tastings

greg — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:38:36 +0000

5th: Whites, Silver Needle and Shou Mei. We start September with two fresh 2008 teas. White teas have received a lot of attention recently due to their health benefits. We will discuss those benefits and talk about what makes white tea white.

12th: No tasting due to the Grand Opening the next day.

19th: Rock Oolongs, Bai Ji Guan (White Rooster Crest) and Da Hong Pao (Big Red Robe). These are two of the four most famous rock oolongs and with good reason, as they are two of the most complex and distinctive teas in China. As with the first two rock oolongs we tasted, we will be tasting these using the Taiwanese fragrance and drink cups.

26th: Greens, Imperial Mao Feng and Meng Ding Mao Feng. To end September we will try two different kinds of Mao Feng. With this we will explore the concept of terroir, how the soil, environment and climate of the region in which a tea is produced effects the overall character of a tea.

Seven Cups Article at World Tea News

greg — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:47:28 +0000

We have been honored with an article at the World Tea News website, focusing on our current Olympics promotion. Feel free to take a look at it here. And check out the rest of their website for a lot of great information and news on teas around the world.