Setting up a Tea "Party"

Jun 03, 2012 1 Replies

So, I have a few friends who are really interested in seeing what I know and what they can learn about more "advanced" tea "arts." This really means that they want to get to know more about tea and its preparation.



I have my own tastes, but I was hoping that I could get some feedback from the tea lovers here about what a good selection of tea might be to get them started. I am arranging a get together where we can all do some tea tasting. Does anyone here have some recommendations on some teas to go for? I am leaning towards a Chinese/Oriental style preparation, and so I think I will likely go with traditional Chinese style teas, rather than doing a European style presentation.



Teas on my list right now are Puer, some classic Greens (probably just one good one), a decent white tea, and maybe one other "strong" tea.



Suggestions?


What you’re planning sounds good. I don’t want to recommend specific teas, though; I think it’s important to make teas that you already love and are comfortable brewing. Sometimes it’s fun to experiment when making tea for experienced tea drinkers, but doing this for beginners seems wrong to me.

/Lew

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