Tea Gschwender

I'll say this about doing a tea tasting at 7:30pm in the evening. Especially when you're someone who has tried not to drink more than a cup of caffeine a day after getting massively addicted one summer that culminated in an internship with a major soda manufacturer. You are hopping awake afterwards.

Tea Gschwender was kind enough to host a tea tasting, and I learned a ton about tea. We learned about cupping, which is a method to evaluate and appreciate the quality of tea. We sniffed and slurped the beverage, poked and prodded the leaves.

China Lung Ching- very astringent.

Japan Gyokuro. This was one of my favorites. A great green tea.

Sumatra Oolong Barisan. You only pluck the top 3-5 leaves from the plant at each time.

Darjeeling Phuguri, incredibly aromatic.

China Yunnan Golden Pekoe

Rooibush Cream Caramel. This is a doctored up tea concoction created by the Tea Gschwender people. People loved it as it is highly aromatic with strong sweet notes, but I'm not that keen on the pre-doctored tea experience. I'd rather present the cream and caramel for my guests to doctor themselves.