By Harriet Steele, Community Fundraising Officer
Working on the Big Tea has made me think a lot more about the
morning cuppa which I usually take for granted. How can some leaves
in a bag fill me with such joy as I start the day?
As my interest in all things tea has grown, I took a friend along
for her birthday to a recent tea-tasting workshop at Petersham
Nurseries in Richmond.
Set in one of the many greenhouses, tables were laid out ready,
with a tea bowl, tasting notes sheet and plates full of cake -
which we resisted for as long as possible as it affects the tasting
palate!
Jennifer Wood of the award winning Canton Tea Company
(www.cantonteaco.com) introduced all the teas we tasted varying
from the subtle flavours of the white teas to the more robust
flavours of the Oolong teas. She divulged the truths and myths of
tea and explained the tea production methods as well as to how to
brew the perfect cup! Tea drinking will definitely never be the
same again!
Jennifer has very kindly offered to support Independent Age and the
Big Tea by running a tea-tasting workshop. If you like tea and
would like to know more about this English tradition come along and
sample a range of quality teas and learn about the production
methods involved.
Date: 8 October 2011
Time:11am
Location: Petersham Nurseries, Church Lane, Off Petersham Road,
Richmond, Surrey,TW10 7AG
Tickets: £10 for the talk and tea tasting or £25 to include a light
lunch after the workshop
To book please contact Orla at Petersham Nurseries on 020 8605 3627
or send an email.
For more information about Independent Age contact Harriet at or call 020
7605 4288.
