White, green oolong, red and puerh. Which do you have more of in your collection? I usually have more oolongs, most people have a collection of green teas. But what about red tea? Keemun, Ying de and Red Jade teas all belong to the red tea family, and they couldn’t be more different from each other. While Ying De has cocoa notes with a hint of strawberry, and goes great with milk, Red Jade is an organic Taiwanese tea with notes of cedar and raspberry. Our newest addition is this summer’s Keemun. This is a limited edition top grade (Gift grade Keemun was not produced this year) and this years leaves are whole, not cut. Keemun is also incredibly versatile, it brews an energizing cup of hot tea, or a refreshing and satisfying cup of sweet chilled tea. Read the blog post below for a description and then come on out to our tea tasting this weekend to try all three red teas side by side.
Come to our tea tasting at 2749 Steiner Street. You can take the 22 and get off at Steiner and Vallejo or look for street parking. Cost is $15 to taste unlimited number of teas
Tasting is from 12-3pm , you can come for the whole time, or drop in for a few minutes.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Hi Jason, we’d love to host you at our tea tasting if you’re ever out our way! In the mean time, we have samples available for sale on the web site, so you can do your own tasting. We don’t have the Keemun up yet, we’ll have it up by the end of this week. I also recommend brewing a new tea for the first time with Evian water. I’ve found that no matter where I am, upstate New York, California, Washingon, Hong Kong, Shanghai, that Evian water gives me a consistent brew, and will provide me with a “touchstone” of sorts. I can judge what my tap water is doing to the tea (increasing or decreasing flavor output) after I brew it with Evian. I read on facebook that you got some bamboo charcoal, how is that working out for you? Have you noticed a difference in the taste of your water or your tea? You can reply to sina@redcircletea.com. Thanks! Sina