Tea tasting in San Francisco, part 2

teas for tasting at Vital TeaLeaf.
The other place where we spent time tasting tea (for free!) was Vital TeaLeaf. We tasted everything from oolongs and green teas, to pu-erh and a lovely French rosebud tisane.

tea on display and for tasting.







My friends ended up getting a lovely green tea that was called "Angel". The tea expert, James, was entertaining and let us taste as many teas as we wanted.

Vital TeaLeaf
1044 Grant Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94113
www.vitalTleaf.com

Tea tasting in San Francisco, part 1.

tea set and tray at Red Blossom Tea Company.
I played hooky with a few friends on Monday, when we took the day off and went to San Francisco for dim sum and shopping and tea tasting in Chinatown. We only really walked up and down one street, but we had a lot of fun and came home full of tea. I don't even remember all the teas I tasted, but I bought a lovely Phoenix oolong that has a floral character reminiscent of orange blossoms. Here are a few photos:


Red Blossom Tea Company: we tasted several teas here, including some nice oolongs and green teas. This is where I bought the Phoenix Oolong.

Here is a close-up of the gaiwan and glass tea pot.



Red Blossom Tea Company
831 Grant Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94108
www.redblossomtea.com