Gentle Artefacts Tea & Craft Studio Sessions

$45.00

Join us for a tea and matcha appreciation session at Gentle Artefacts’s DUMBO studio, featuring farm-to-cup matcha and curated menu of specially sourced Japanese teas.

This open-level workshop is designed for anyone interested in gaining deeper insight into Japanese tea culture, while learning how to prepare tea as part of a personal ritual or to share with others with care and discernment. The experience will also be accompanied by works from local Brooklyn- and Kyoto-based handcraft makers, celebrating the connection between tea, craft, and community.

The workshop includes:

  • Introduction to Gentle Artefacts and our mission with producers. Cold brew Genmaicha will be served

  • Overview of Obubu Tea Farms with supporting PDF/handouts. Serve hot Wakoucha (considered a rare tea in Japan)

  • Guidance on how to brew tea, using tea equipment, understanding key components of Japanese tea, and creating a simple home ritual.

  • Exploration of shaded vs. non-shaded teas. Tasting flight : Senchas Hot brew and Warm brew (Unshaded teas)

  • How water temperature and steeping time affect the taste of tea.

  • Tasting flight of Obubu Farm teas : Gyokuro and single-cultivar Matcha.

  • Q & A

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Join us for a tea and matcha appreciation session at Gentle Artefacts’s DUMBO studio, featuring farm-to-cup matcha and curated menu of specially sourced Japanese teas.

This open-level workshop is designed for anyone interested in gaining deeper insight into Japanese tea culture, while learning how to prepare tea as part of a personal ritual or to share with others with care and discernment. The experience will also be accompanied by works from local Brooklyn- and Kyoto-based handcraft makers, celebrating the connection between tea, craft, and community.

The workshop includes:

  • Introduction to Gentle Artefacts and our mission with producers. Cold brew Genmaicha will be served

  • Overview of Obubu Tea Farms with supporting PDF/handouts. Serve hot Wakoucha (considered a rare tea in Japan)

  • Guidance on how to brew tea, using tea equipment, understanding key components of Japanese tea, and creating a simple home ritual.

  • Exploration of shaded vs. non-shaded teas. Tasting flight : Senchas Hot brew and Warm brew (Unshaded teas)

  • How water temperature and steeping time affect the taste of tea.

  • Tasting flight of Obubu Farm teas : Gyokuro and single-cultivar Matcha.

  • Q & A