12-Week Workshop

Join us Saturdays at 4pm CT.

Join new tea friends for weekly sessions to help establish your personal tea practice and strengthen your foundation of knowledge about tea. Workshop resources will be posted here weekly for review before the class office hours. Each workshop is different, but you can join the office hours at any time.

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Build your tea practice
Gain tea knowledge
Make new tea friends
New tea lessons weekly
What to expect
Learn

Each week, we'll post a new lesson that includes a presentation with resources that can be reviewed before each office hour.

Connect

Join the Saturday office hours to connect with your tea friends at Sips by and ask questions as we all share, learn about, and sip tea together.

Practice

We encourage you to drink a cup of tea each workshop, learn more about the blend, and walk away with a personal tea ritual.

Weekly Sessions

Weekly lessons and resources will be posted here before each workshop office hour.

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Week
01

Why tea?

Let's take the first session to get to know each other, discuss what's to come, establish why we're here, and create a first draft of our personalized goals with the workshop.

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Week
02

What is tea?

A helpful session where we'll explore all the basics: What is tea? How do you compare caffeine in tea vs coffee? Where does tea come from? What is l-theanine? Is tea healthy for you? Tea Tasting: Organic Jasmine Green Tea by OLLTco

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Week
03

What are tisanes?

What are tisanes? Herbals? Botanicals? Adaptogens? Ayurveda? TCM? Herbal remedies? Nootropics? Which blends or products containing these ingredients are "worth it"? Tea Tasting: Headache Healer by Your Botanical Friend & Strawberry Blend by Tea Head

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Week
04

Foundations of Taste

In this session we'll explore taste, aroma, and major attributes of each major tea type. We’ll also look at current tools used to explore all aspects of tasting tea and tisanes. Tea Tasting: Earl Grey Creme Vanille by Tea Kitten Note: Download and review the presentation in lieu of a video lesson this week and moving forward.

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Week
05

Intro to Major Types

Learn about each major type of tea, and how they’re made. In weeks 5-9 we’ll do deeper dives into each type covering brewing, tasting, and major growing regions, types, and traditional blends of each. Tea Tasting: Moroccan Mint by Steep Society

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Week
06

Black Tea

A deep dive into black tea covering brewing, tasting, major growing regions, and types. Tea Tasting: Organic Assam Black Tea by OLLTco

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Week
07

Oolong Tea

A deep dive into oolong tea covering brewing, tasting, major growing regions, and types. Tea Tasting: Tie Guan Yin Oolong by Made of Tea

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Week
08

Green Tea

A deep dive into green tea covering brewing, tasting, major growing regions, and types. Tea Tasting: Organic Gunpowder Green Tea by Bare Leaves

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Week
09

White Tea

A deep dive into white tea covering brewing, tasting, major growing regions, and types. Tea Tasting: Organic Bai Mudan White Tea by Bare Leaves

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Week
10

Botanical Functions

Learn about different botanical and herbal functions you can incorporate into your day to day! Tea Tasting: Chamomile Lavender by Your Botanical Friend

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Week
11

Mindful Tea Practices

Learn different brewing and tasting rituals you can incorporate into your own personal tea practice. Tea Tasting: Vanilla Bliss by Tea Kitten

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Week
12

Start a Tea Journal

In this session we’ll share a step-by-step for starting your own tea journal and share guides and downloads to help get you started. Tea Tasting: Cozy Cloud Chai by Rainy Day Tea Co

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Getting Started with Tea Kit

Sip along with the workshop!

We're passionate about creating these free educational experiences for you. To enhance your journey, we've curated a Getting Started with Tea Kit. While it's not required to participate, it will enrich your learning experience and support us in continuing to offer these resources. Sip along during our weekly tea sessions and share your favorites with fellow tea enthusiasts!

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