In this tea course, you will understand the facts about tea, master the way of brewing tea, and experience the SPIRIT of tea. Through hands-on learning with our tea master as well as national certified herbalist, profound your passion of tea in a more professional way, we hope that this series of tea course will bring you, the ever-busy New Yorkers a break and an enjoyment of learning.
During the entire course, you’ll get a chance to taste over 60 kinds of tea from the world’s original tea-growing locals and to brew your own cup of tea under an experienced tea master’s watchful eye. You will learn how to creatively integrate your diet with tea to achieve better health, and if you are lucky enough, your own creation might even win you a prize and give you the chance to have you and your product’s name imprinted in the Radiance Collection.
What we offer during the class:
For students who have enrolled in any one of the class, you will receive the specific class materials package which will include:
- tea samples of each class
- sample tasting notes
- sample tasting template
- Course notes/outlines for each class
- Brewing instructions for each tea.
- Dim Sum samplers, recommended, steamed and served in Bamboo steamers;
- Tea snack samplers recommended and served by Radiance Tea House;
- Usage of whole set of tea utensils during the classes (free of charge, if you want to buy at the end, great discount will be offered)
- Coupon with 15% discount if by food, any kind of drink or tea in store during the day.
TIME SCHEDULE
Content & Dates:
Session 1. Foundations of Tea (7/12, 7/15 2018)
• Basic Info about Tea
• Differentiation of 6 kinds of tea
• Taste all 6 kinds of tea
Session 2. Green tea (7/19, 7/22 2018)
2.1. Basic info about green tea and how to brew green tea
2.2. Workshop: Green tea: water, time and Temperature
2.3. Workshop: Creative green teas
Session 3. Tea and health (7/26, 7/29 2018)
• Modern research about tea and its health benefits;
• Tea and traditional Chinese Medicine ;
• Traditional understanding: medicine and food are from the same source
Session 4 White tea (8/2, 8/5 2018)
4.1. About white tea and how to brew white tea
4.2. Workshop: White tea: water, time and temperature
4.3. Workshop: Creative white teas
Session 5. Tea in world history (8/9, 8/12 2018)
• Tea in Chinese history; learn a Chinese tea poem;
• Tea in the Chinese culture;
• Tea in world history
Session 6. Oolong Tea (8/16, 8/19 2018)
6.1. About Oolong tea and how to brew Oolong tea;
6.2. Workshop: Oolong tea: water, time and temperature
6.3. Workshop: Creative Oolong teas
Session 7. Tea in religion and spiritual cultivation (9/6, 9/9 2018) • Tea in different religions;
• Tea-related Chinese culture and spiritual cultivation ;
• Enjoy a tea-related poem and story
Session 8. Black tea (9/20, 9/23 2018)
8.1. About black tea and how to brew black tea
8.2. Workshop: black tea: water, time and temperature
8.3. Workshop: Creative black teas
Session 9. Tea nowadays (9/27, 9/30 2018)
Session 10. Compressed tea/ pu'er tea (10/4, 10/7 2018)
10.1. About black tea and how to brew compressed tea/ Pu'er tea
10.2. Workshop: compressed tea/ Pu'er tea: water, time and temperature
10.3. Workshop: Creative compressed tea/ Pu'er tea
Session 11. Tea and weight-loss (10/11, 10/14 2018)
Session 12. Yellow tea (10/18, 10/21 2018)
12.1. About yellow tea and how to brew yellow tea;
12.2. Workshop: yellow tea: water, time and temperature
12.3. Workshop: Chocolate and tea matching
Session 13. Tea and cancer (10/25, 10/28 2018)
Session 14. Herbal tea (11/1, 11/4 2018)
14.1. About herbal tea and how to brew herbal tea;
14.2. Workshop: How to choose good quality herbal tea
14.3. Workshop: make your own complex herbal tea
Session 15. Tea and longevity (2-1) (11/8, 11/11 2018)
Session 16. Tea and longevity (2-1) (11/15, 11/18 2018)
Session 17. Wellness tea (11/22, 11/25 2018)
17.1. About wellness tea and how to brew wellness tea
17.2. Workshop: How to choose suitable wellness tea
17.3. Workshop: make your own wellness tea
Review and Final Examination (TBD)
Creative drink/food with tea Competition (TBD)
Finalist Award Ceremonyand Graduate Celebration Party
Note: You can purchase individual sessions for $105.00. Or purchase the whole course for a discount equivalent to 2 free sessions.
Class dates and class details are subject to change. Registered students can contact teacher for most updated information.