Tea time

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BLACK TEA TASTING AND PRESENTATION

Saturday, April 4, 9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. – A tasting and slideshow presentation of Dobra Tea’s travels through India, China, Sri Lanka and Africa. $20 per person. Dobra Tea, 120 Broadway St., Black Mountain. 357-8530 Call to reserve a spot.

COMMUNITY GONG FU TEA TASTINGS WITH PANTHER MOON TEA

Saturday, April 11, noon – 3 p.m. – A drop-in tasting of premium teas from China and Taiwan. The Yunnan teas will be featured. Raven and Crone, 555 Merrimon Ave., Suite 100. $5-8 donation requested. For details, contact Sumitra at 450-9853 or panthermoon1008@gmail.com.

AN INTRODUCTION TO YUNNAN TEAS

Sunday, April 12, 11:30 a.m. -1:30 p.m. – Explore the culture, history and varieties of the teas of China’s Yunnan Province. Tasting will include the famous post-fermented Pu-erh, Yunnan black (Dian Hong), high mountain green and herbal teas. West Village Market, 771 Haywood Road. $20 per person. For details, contact Sumitra at 450-9853 or panthermoon1008@gmail.com.

THE PUERH EXPERIENCE: LINCANG

Sunday, April 19, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. – A class on the multi-dimensionality of Yunnan’s Puerh teas from Lincang prefecture. Discussion will also cover the spiritual aspects of Puerh tea, including the intersection of philosophical and physical aspects of life. West Village Market, 771 Haywood Road. $20 per person. For details, contact Sumitra at 450-9853 or panthermoon1008@gmail.com.

Compiled by Jacqui Castle. Send your tea-related events to jacquicastle@gmail.com.

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About Jacqui Castle
Jacqui Castle is a freelance writer who began contributing to Mountain Xpress in 2014. When she is not writing, she is living it up in the Fairview mountains with her family of four.
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