Japanese Tea Tasting Workshop

Workshop highlights -

• Savor a curated tasting menu featuring four Japanese teas sourced from small, family-owned farms
• Enjoy each tea brewed with care and precision, served one by one so you can fully appreciate its unique aroma and flavor
• Experience the delicate flavors of Gyokuro, one of Japan’s highest-grade teas
• Learn how Japanese teas are grown, harvested, and crafted
• Observe the elegance ofsado - Japanese tea ceremony in-person, through a relaxed, table-style demonstration
• Try your hand at preparing and whisking your own bowl of matcha
• Enjoy light snacks and Japanese sweets with tea

In partnership with Cafe Koyomi, this event is led by Michelle Chen, founder of Kaeru Tea. To deepen her understanding of Japanese tea, Michelle spent several months living and volunteering on organic tea farms in Japan. Working alongside farmers, she helped to harvest and process tea, gaining firsthand insight into the craft behind Japanese tea.

Michelle has also completed advanced certifications with the Global Japanese Tea Association (Kyoto, Japan), and the Tea Talk Academy (Taiwan). She is also a practitioner of sado, Japanese tea ceremony (table-style).

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