Lunar New Year gift set + events!
+ a bit of community news!
Dear tea friends,
Happy solar new year, and happy almost lunar new year! The Lunar New Year starts on Wednesday 1/29 this year, and to celebrate, we are collaborating once again with Cambridge-based, über-talented baker Em Tang to bring you a special gift box!
Though we focus on highlighting oolong teas most of the time, once a year, we proudly shine the spotlight on black tea. It is a common tea style familiar to many, but when it comes to artisanal-level, handpicked and hand-crafted small-batch black teas, their artistry should not be overlooked. This year, we have curated a selection of 3 black teas + 1 oolong tea for this RED-themed box, together with Em's *NEW* Dark Honey & osmanthus shortbread cookies to start your new year off with a bang!
Two of the four teas - Dark Honey and Stone Chocolate - are crowd favorites, and the other two are new and limited-edition:
2024 Heritage Red is a tea made from leaves of Camellia formosensis, a cousin of the tea plant that is indigenous to Taiwan. Sweetly toasty like roasted sweet potatoes or oats, with a soft, slightly malty broth, a bit of cherry tomato on the nose, and a lingering mineral finish.
2024 Peach Lapsang is a delightful game-changer when it comes to black tea, with its papaya-like fruitiness and freshness, and an aftertaste that ranges from fresh to caramelized peaches. We applied an additional light electric roast on this tea ourselves to amplify the body for a richer mouthfeel while maintaining the bright fruit and honey notes.
Orders are open now until Wednesday 1/29 or when we sell out! Gift sets will be available for pickup starting the week of Monday 1/20.
Upcoming Events
We’re delighted to be partnering with several local businesses and institutions to host tea classes this lunar new year!
Saturday 1/25 at The Loring-Greenough House, A LNY Oolong Tea Tasting (I believe this event is sold out already, but you might be able to contact the organizer to get on a wait list if you’re interested.)
Tuesday 1/28 at Cambridge Naturals, Sip & Savor: An Oolong Tea Journey. An in-depth introduction to 4 beautiful oolong teas. Participants will also receive a 15% off coupon for Cambridge Naturals.
Thursday 1/30 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Lunar New Year Night. We will be among a fantastic group of local organizations and cultural groups celebrating and sharing our traditions!
Sunday 2/2 we will be hosting our own LNY-themed class on “red” teas! We will do a deep dive together into the artistry of black teas, in our own intimate 6-seat tea room. Guests will receive 15% off on any teas purchased immediately after the class.
Hope to see you soon at one of our upcoming events!
Community News
Local author and long-time Broken Cup Teahouse fan Allison King has just published her first novel, The Phoenix Pencil Company. Pre-order your first edition before it sells out! Perhaps we can invite the author for a teatime talk at some point?
Did you know that Allison King has been personally endorsed by Reese Witherspoon? PC: @allisonkingwrites Recently I read this article about the Adopt-A-Tree program for heirloom peaches at the Masumoto Farm in California, and fell in love with it. Maybe at some point BCT can cobble together a team to adopt and harvest a peach tree together?
That’s all for now; thank you for reading!
-Yin
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