Learn to Brew Tea With Real Confidence
A welcoming workshop that takes the guesswork out of enjoying good tea at home. Leave with practical skills and your own starter collection.
Back to HomeWhat This Workshop Gives You
This session transforms tea from something confusing into something comfortable and enjoyable in your everyday life.
Practical Understanding
You'll understand the basic tea types, not from a textbook perspective but in terms that matter for daily brewing. What makes them different, when you might want each one, and how to prepare them reliably.
Hands-On Experience
We'll actually brew tea together during the session. You'll practice the techniques, taste the results, and get immediate feedback. This isn't lecture-based learning—it's doing with guidance.
Freedom From Uncertainty
After this workshop, you'll know what good tea should taste like when properly prepared. No more wondering if you did it right or if the tea itself is the problem.
Resources to Take Home
You'll leave with a comprehensive starter guide and sample collection so you can continue practicing immediately. Everything you need to build on what you've learned.
Why Tea Feels More Complicated Than It Should
You're interested in enjoying good tea, but the information out there makes it seem harder than necessary.
The Instructions Are Confusing
Tea packaging often provides vague guidance or assumes knowledge you don't have. Different sources give contradictory advice. You're left wondering which approach is actually correct, or if it even matters.
You Can't Tell What's Normal
When your tea tastes off, is it the tea quality, your brewing method, or just how that type of tea tastes? Without context, there's no way to know what to adjust or whether to try something different entirely.
The Tea World Seems Exclusive
Articles and videos about tea often use terminology you don't understand, or they make it seem like you need extensive knowledge and special equipment to do it properly. It creates unnecessary barriers.
Learning Alone Is Frustrating
Reading about tea doesn't translate easily to actually making it well. You want someone to show you what right looks like, answer your specific questions, and confirm you're on the right track.
Our Approach to Teaching Tea
We've designed this workshop around what actually helps people feel confident with tea at home.
Focus on Practical Skills
This session concentrates on techniques you'll actually use. We skip the history lessons and cultural contexts unless they help you brew better tea. Everything we cover has direct application to your home tea making.
You'll learn the basic tea categories in terms of flavor and brewing needs, not botanical classifications. The goal is capability, not expertise.
Hands-On Practice
We spend most of the workshop actually brewing tea. You'll work with different types, experiment with variables like water temperature and steeping time, and taste the results. This tactile experience builds real understanding.
Questions Encouraged
There's no such thing as a dumb question in this setting. In fact, the questions people ask often help everyone learn. We create space for you to get clarification on anything that's unclear.
Non-Judgmental Environment
This workshop explicitly welcomes beginners. We don't assume any prior knowledge, and we emphasize that there's no single "correct" way to enjoy tea. The techniques we teach are reliable starting points, not rigid rules.
Our goal is to help you develop your own preferences and confidence, not to impose standards of what tea appreciation should look like.
What the Workshop Actually Looks Like
Here's how we spend the time together and what you'll experience.
Welcome and Overview (10 minutes)
We start by getting everyone comfortable and outlining what we'll cover. You'll have a chance to share what you're hoping to learn and any specific questions you already have. This helps us focus on what matters most to the group.
Basic Tea Types Explained (20 minutes)
We introduce the main tea categories—black, green, oolong, white, and herbal—in straightforward terms. You'll understand what makes each one distinct and when you might choose one over another. We keep this simple and practical rather than technical.
Brewing Fundamentals (30 minutes)
This is where we get hands-on. You'll learn proper water temperatures, steeping times, and tea-to-water ratios for different types. We demonstrate each technique, then you practice while we provide guidance and corrections. You'll taste properly brewed examples so you know what to aim for.
Building Your Home Collection (15 minutes)
We discuss what you actually need to make good tea at home—which is less than you might think. We cover basic equipment, how to store tea properly, and how to build a small collection that suits your preferences without overwhelming your kitchen.
Recognizing Quality (15 minutes)
We show you how to evaluate tea quality without snobbery or complicated standards. You'll learn simple indicators that help you distinguish better options from mediocre ones when shopping. This empowers you to make informed choices.
Open Questions and Practice (20 minutes)
The final portion is flexible time for additional questions, troubleshooting specific challenges you anticipate, and more practice with any techniques you want to reinforce. We make sure everyone leaves feeling capable.
Group Size and Atmosphere
We keep workshops small—typically 6 to 10 participants—so everyone gets individual attention and has room to practice comfortably. The atmosphere is casual and collaborative. People often help each other and share observations, which enriches the learning.
Workshop Investment and Value
Here's what the workshop costs and what that investment gets you.
For about the cost of a couple of specialty coffee drinks, you're gaining skills you'll use regularly and confidence that makes tea more enjoyable.
What's Included
- Two-hour hands-on workshop session
- Comprehensive printed starter guide
- Sample collection of quality teas to take home
- All materials and tea samples during workshop
- Individual attention and feedback
Long-Term Value
- Skills you'll use every time you make tea
- Confidence to explore and choose tea independently
- Ability to troubleshoot brewing problems yourself
- Foundation for expanding your tea knowledge
- Reference materials you can revisit anytime
Group Rates Available
If you're attending with friends or family, we offer discounted rates for groups of three or more. Learning together can make the experience even more enjoyable, and you'll have people to practice with afterward.
Contact us for group pricing details and to schedule a session that works for everyone.
Why This Workshop Format Works
Our teaching approach is informed by what actually helps people gain confidence with tea.
Active Learning Works Better
Research consistently shows that hands-on practice leads to better skill retention than passive observation. You're not just watching someone brew tea—you're doing it yourself with immediate feedback on your technique.
Small Groups Enable Attention
With a maximum of 10 participants, we can observe how each person is progressing and provide personalized guidance. This prevents you from practicing mistakes and ensures everyone builds correct technique.
Tasting Develops Understanding
When you can taste the difference between properly brewed tea and tea that's over-steeped or too weak, the importance of technique becomes clear. This sensory experience creates understanding that instructions alone can't provide.
Take-Home Materials Support Practice
The starter guide and sample collection mean you can continue practicing immediately. This prevents the common problem of learning something in a class but forgetting it before you have a chance to apply it at home.
Realistic Timeline for Confidence
Most participants report feeling comfortable brewing tea within a week of the workshop. By the end of your sample collection, you'll have reinforced the techniques enough that they become natural rather than requiring careful thought.
This is a skill that builds gradually. The workshop gives you the foundation, and regular practice over the following weeks solidifies your capability.
We Want Your Learning Experience to Be Positive
Here's how we ensure the workshop delivers real value for you.
Satisfaction Commitment
If you attend the full workshop but don't feel you gained useful skills, we'll refund your registration. We're confident in our teaching approach, but we want you to feel the investment was worthwhile.
Follow-Up Support
After the workshop, you can reach out with questions as you practice at home. We're available by email to help troubleshoot any challenges you encounter while building your skills.
Flexible Scheduling
If something comes up and you need to reschedule, we'll move your registration to a different session at no charge. We understand that plans change.
Pre-Workshop Consultation Available
If you have specific concerns or questions about whether this workshop is right for you, we're happy to discuss it before you register. We want to make sure this matches what you're looking for.
How to Join a Workshop
Registering is straightforward. Here's what happens next.
Get in Touch
Use the contact form to express interest in the Tea Basics Workshop. Let us know if you have preferred dates or if you're registering with a group. We'll send you current workshop schedule information.
Choose Your Session
We typically offer workshops twice monthly on weekend afternoons. Select the date that works for your schedule. We'll confirm your registration and provide location details.
Attend the Workshop
Arrive a few minutes early to get settled. Bring your questions and be ready to participate. We provide everything you need—just show up prepared to learn.
Practice at Home
Use your starter guide and sample collection to practice what you learned. Reach out if questions come up. Most people find that within a week or two, brewing good tea feels comfortable and natural.
Workshops fill up quickly since we keep group sizes small. If you're interested, it's worth getting in touch sooner rather than later to secure your spot.
Ready to build your tea confidence?
Reserve Your Workshop Spot
Join us for a welcoming session that takes the confusion out of making good tea at home. Leave with skills, confidence, and everything you need to keep practicing.
Register for WorkshopLimited spots available—workshops typically fill within a week of announcement.
Other Ways We Can Help
The workshop is one approach. Here are two other options that might better suit your needs.
Everyday Essentials Box
If you prefer to learn gradually through regular practice, our monthly subscription delivers quality tea selections with clear brewing guidance. No workshop required.
Office Everyday Program
For workplace settings, we provide quality tea and simple equipment that anyone can use successfully. Brings better tea to your office without requiring training.