Loose Leaf Tea 101

$40 Includes 2 hour class on Zoom, sample of tea mailed to your home address, instructions, and class summary notes. Once you sign up, a class schedule is emailed to you and you can choose your date and time.

It would seem that using a 'tea bag’ or ‘dip tea’ as it’s called in India is actually easier, more convenient and provides the assurance that you’re making the tea correctly. What you may not realize is that there can be a number of additives in tea bags that can range from food coloring to plastic flavor beads that loose leaf teas don’t have. They’re just as easy to make, require little in the way of equipment and are able to provide you with the layers of flavor that smaller cuts just can’t deliver. Once you get comfortable drinking loose teas, you’ll never go back to bags! Unless of course, you’re on a flight in which case your senses are muted because of the altitude and there’s no reason you can’t enjoy a flavored tea enroute to your destination. Loose leaf teas don’t have to replace the way you enjoy tea-they can simply expand the options you have for flavor, style and freshness.

Key takeaways:

• Learn the difference between CTC and Orthodox teas

• Understand how to store, handle and brew loose leaf teas

• Tips on appreciating the value of loose leaf teas-why they cost what they do