By far one of my favorite places to consume tea is the Samovar Tea Lounge in the Yerba Buena Gardens of San Francisco. I love that little piece of heaven so much that I even subscribe to their newsletter (I keep my subscriptions to a bare minimum). When I received today’s, I just had to share these beautiful pictures of oolong tea being processed on the Big Island of Hawaii. As the newsletter describes, this is a “Hawaii-grown oolong with notes of caramelized raisins, and a mellow sour cherry astringency finish. Good for many delicate infusions.” Sounds interesting, right?
Tools of the Trade
Which Leaves to Pick?
Ready for Picking
Oolong in the Making
Hand Firing
Hand Rolling
Inspecting The Goods: Oolong Getting Rolled & Withered
Tasting Time
{source: SAMOVAR TEA LOUNGE}
Hope this gives you even more of an appreciation for your next cup of tea! Enjoy the weekend. ~Annie
Dylan
/ May 11, 2012WOW! Amazing! LOVE SAMOVAR YES!
so cool to pick tea leaves-wish that was a job of mine ha
Mama Smith
/ May 12, 2012What a fascinating process! Thanks for sharing it.
PriscilaPetersDecor
/ May 14, 2012How amazing! Love seeing the photos. Thanks for sharing.
Hope you have a nice week.
Carrie
/ May 15, 2012I do LOVE tea and might need to order from this place (is that possible?). I have to tell you that every time I visit Kauai I have some of the BEST tea. I just love that place and all it has to offer.
Naina @ STYLE'N
/ May 15, 2012Yes it does! And this is just making me want to go back to Hawaii for more tea and Kona coffee!
Tara
/ May 15, 2012What an interesting process! Thanks for sharing!
Lauren
/ May 15, 2012Wow, I had no idea what kind of process that was! Thanks for sharing! Beautiful pictures.
Diana Mieczan
/ May 30, 2012WOW it sounds incredible and the photos are so beautiful. I adore stuff like that. There is something totally magical about the process of tea-making:) Muah