The Art of Tea: Herbal Tea Blending Workshop

505 West 4th Street,Bloomington IN 47404

14 December, 2021

Description

Learn the Art of Tea Blending, and create your very own custom aromatic blends to take home with you! In this class, you will be exploring the diverse flavor profiles of different types of tea leaves, herbs and flowers and learn how to identify different flavor notes and aromas. In addition, you will learn how to handle these different components of tea to craft a custom blend to suit your own personal tastes and preferences. Tea Blending involves working with a wide variety of herbs, flowers, roots, fruits and spices in addition to tea, which allows for endless flavor explorations and possibilities when it comes to blending. This class will encourage you to explore a variety of flavors and aromas and find ones that resonate with you. There will be tasting sessions during the workshop and you will get to make several different blends of your very own to take home! Thanks to local beloved kitchenware shop Goods for Cooks for providing tools for the workshop and Blossom & The Bee Tea Company for providing many of the herbs from their garden. Instructor Bio: Ash Teng is the Founder, Tea Crafter & Grower of local Bloomington business 'Blossom & The Bee Tea Co.' A locally grown herbal tea business, providing the Bloomington and surrounding community with health nourishing and flavorful herbal tea. Ash has spent time working in the tea industry previously in the UK, and after moving to the lush forests of South Central Indiana in 2019 started sustainably growing medicinal herbs and flowers on their off-grid farm with partner Salem, to create her own herbal tea line. Tea has always been an integral part of Ash's diverse cultural heritage and upbringing, and she firmly holds the belief that tea has the grounding ability to inspire community and meaningful connection. The FAR Center for Contemporary Arts was created in 2018 to expand and nurture the Bloomington arts community.