TeaGeekWiki:Current events
June 2010 and Beyond
Sunday, June 27, Noon
Tea Basics Certification Training: White, Yellow, & Puer Teas This class is the fifth in the Tea Geek certification training series. We'll touch on the three least common families of tea (in the USA, at least) as well as tasting examples of each. See "Series" below for full description of the series. Order here!
Sunday, June 27, 2 pm
Chamomile Blending Inspired by the sixth book in Laura Childs' teahouse mystery, we'll extend our previous tea-blending class and strike out into the addition of flavoring, scenting, botanicals, and other additions to tea. Taste a wide range of teas and tea blending ingredients, learn how the best (and the worst) scented teas are made, and enjoy food inspired by the book as well! $20, includes light luncheon. To register, contact The Hawthorn Tea room
Sunday, July 25, 2 pm
Blood Orange Brewing Taking a cue from Laura Childs' seventh "teahouse mystery," this class covers brewing. Learn different styles of brewing, the teaware that developed around the styles, and the "Tea Brewing Trinity"--three primary variables that go into brewing a good cup of tea! $20, includes light luncheon. To register, contact The Hawthorn Tea room
Sunday, August 15, 2 pm
Dragonwell Dead We wrap up the Teahouse Mystery series with a topic from the eighth of Laura Childs' books: Dragonwell, the most famous of China's green teas. Taste Dragonwell of different grades and from different sources, learn where it comes from, the astronomical prices it can sell for, and even learn it's Chinese name! $20, includes light luncheon. To register, contact The Hawthorn Tea room
Series
TEA BASICS CERTIFICATION TRAINING Tea Geek is launching a skills and knowledge based certification series, and by attending this training, you will learn everything you need for the basic level. It includes a little history and culture. You'll learn different brewing methods and how to identify a handful of famous teas by sight, flavor, and taste. When you complete the evaluation, you'll receive a certificate detailing your areas of knowledge and skill.
The course takes place over 6 sessions:
- Session 1 (Jan): Introduction, History, and the Tea Plant
- Session 2 (Feb): Green Teas
- Session 3 (Mar): Black Teas
- Session 4 (Apr): Wulong Teas
- Session 5 (Jun): White, Yellow, and Puer Teas
- Session 6 (Jul): Brewing Skills
Evaluation can be held immediately after the course in June, or scheduled at a later time. Lessons are stand-alone and can be taken individually at $40 each. Sign up for the whole series for only $192 (a 20% discount) and the evaluation fee of $50 is waived. You save $98 over taking individual classes plus the evaluation! Of course, Tea Geek members can use their personal discount code to get an additional discount on individual classes or the series.
Classes are held at the Hawthorne Tea Room in Tacoma, WA.
