During this year’s tea tour Tao’s personal taste for aged teas lead him to a miraculous find. A very unique sort of silver needle grown from tea bushes over 100 years old. Silver needle is a white tea made entirely of buds; a strikingly beautiful tea with an invigorating and refreshing taste.
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Our tea sommelier has returned from China with exceptional fresh teas. Tao Tea Leaf invites you to join our 3rd annual Spring Tea Tasting event. Travel through our 2012 tea tour stories and photos. Taste our newly arrived fresh and rare teas.
Read MoreDifferent people should drink different tea
Children, Old people, Young people, Women
Expectant mothers, Middle-aged should not drink ......
Tao has been in Yunnan, China since last month, sourcing puer tea. This month, on April 14th, Tao will guide three new people through the famous tea regions in Southern China. Tao will be back around mid-May. In June, we will have a tea tasting event to allow our customers to sample the new tea.
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Engage in the process of tea making with Tea Sommelier Carol Ann Savage and Mingzhu Gao from Tao Tea Leaf.
Saturday, April 14th, 2012
2:30PM - 4:30PM
$50.00 Per Person
Features Sparkling Rose Wine from Chateau des Charmes.
Please RSVP
Kiesha James | 416.324.1472 | KIESHA.JAMES@HYATT.COM
Reservations: 416.324.1472
Read MoreAlthough you have probably seen Spring Tea appended to the name of one of your favorite Chinese green teas, a lot of people don't know what the phrase actually describes. Spring Tea is translated from “Chun Cha” which is a traditional Chinese tea season name. The Chinese have a festival called “Qing Ming” that occurs on the first day of the fifth period of the lunar calendar, which is usually April 5th(April 4th on leap years). It is a day to grieve for lost relatives by sweeping and weeding graves and tombs as well as leaving offerings. This period is called the spring season.
Tao is in the tea mountains in Yunnan, China right now for the Spring Tea 2012 and new teas will be coming soon.
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In April 2011, Tao, founder of Tao Tea Leaf, taken a small group (3 people) with him to China for a wonderful tea tour. The participants involved were: Tao Wu, founder of Tao Tea Leaf and leader of the tea tour; Bill Kamula, chef instructor at George Brown College responsible for teaching the Tea Sommelier course; Matthew Wocks, a Toronto based photographer (http://flimnit.com); and Tim Johns, chief software designer at Icewire Technologies. Read more about Our 2011 China Tea Tour
In April 2012, Tao is planning to bring another small group (at most 5 people) with him to China for a wonderful tea tour. During the tour, the group will meet tea masters and visit tea gardens of Pu-er tea, Black tea, Oolong tea, White tea, and Green tea; also we will meet Yixing Tea Pot master, the master will show us how to appreciate and use this type of teapot, will make a pot in front of you and you will have a chance make a Yixing clay cup by yourself.
Base on 2011 Tea Tour, The food will be great and the scenery will be breathtaking, resembling something out of National Geographic.
The tour will begin when all guests meet in Shanghai on April 14th and end on April 30th. To register for the tour, please contact us by email: info@taotealeaf.com or telephone: 647-728-3858 before February 28,2012.
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Dear Valued Customer,
Please join us in December as we celebrate our second year of providing quality products and services to people who share our love and passion for tea.
With over 130 types, our loose tea selection has largely expanded to over 50 USDA-Certified Organic teas as well as a number of teas from other countries.
DETAILS
Special “Mystery” Tea Tasting – Chinese Snacks – Meet Fellow Tea Lovers
Free Gift Raffle !
Location: Tao Tea Leaf, 934 Yonge Street
Timing: 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. each Saturday
RSVP: info@taotealeaf.com
Note: be sure to state in your RSVP email the date you want to attend and the number of guests who will accompany you. We will confirm your registration via return email.
Be sure to watch our website for Online Shopping Specials during November and December over the next two months.
We look forward to seeing you! Remember, book early. Sessions fill up quickly!
All the best,
Tao Tea Leaf
Ever since tea was discovered, it has been thought to have wide-ranging health benefits and it is interesting that modern research is proving that many of the claims made over the centuries are in fact true. Tea’s most obvious asset is that it is a completely natural product and contains no artificial coloring, preservatives, or flavorings (except, of course, additional flower, fruit, or spice flavorings in scented teas). It is also virtually calorie-free if taken without milk or sugar; and can play a major role in maintaining bodily fluid balance.
Read MoreSteep oolong tea is rather demanding in terms of amount of tea leaves, water temperature, steeping time and number of infusions.
1. Amount of Tea Leaves
Compared with other kinds, steeping Oolong tea needs more leaves. Use about 7g which is about one-third to one-fourth space of the teapot, and the loose-bar Oolong leaves take up half the space.
2. Water Temperature
The new tea trees provide the raw material for manufacturing
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