Get “Tea Drunk” with Smith Teamaker & Chef Karl Holl Smith Teamaker’s Head Teamaker Ravi Kroesen teams up with Chef Karl Holl for a tea-centric dinner event at the company’s SE Portland Tasting Room & Headquarters WHAT: “Tea Drunk is a feeling of euphoria achieved when consuming an exceptional amount of quality tea in one…
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Feb. 9: Art of Tea Blending with Smith Teamaker Inbox x
Art of Tea Blending with Smith Teamaker WHAT: On any given day of the week, Smith’s talented team of teamakers are busy formulating and brewing up uncommon blends and single origin teas that offer a drinking experience unlike any other. On Saturday, February 9th, join Smith Teamaker’s Head of Education Claire Boyer and the rest…
Smith Teamaker Hosts Spring Tea & Watercolor Workshop
Smith Teamaker Celebrates “Bouquet” Release & Mother’s Day with a Spring Watercolor Class at its SE Portland Tasting Room What: At Smith Teamaker, every blend begins with a moment of inspiration. On Sunday, May 6th, Smith Teamaker is teaming up with local artist Mimi Solum for an interactive watercolor workshop inspired by spring botanicals and…
This Week: Spring Botanicals Class and Pip’s Doughnut Truck
Spring Botanicals Cocktail Class This Thursday, join Smith Teamaker and Public Provisions as we demonstrate how to blend ingredients and transform ordinary clear spirits into vibrant libations using seasonal herbs and botanicals at Tendue event space. This two hour class will begin with the art of blending and an overview of flavor profiles led by our head…
How to Make Matcha
Known for its brilliant color and sweet, vegetal flavor, Matcha has been enjoyed in Japan for over 800 years. Made from finely powdered green tea leaves, we source our Matcha from a long-established producer in the Aichi Prefecture regularly awarded for quality and consistency. How to Make Matcha Although making Matcha at home can feel unfamiliar, it actually takes less…
The Return of Lover’s Leap
Romance and nostalgia collide in our 5th anniversary release of Limited Edition Lover’s Leap. Four medium-bodied black teas blended together with pink rose, chamomile petals and Italian bergamot oil make this tea beautiful in appearance, fragrance and taste. Complex and delicious, we made Lover’s Leap to add a little romance to our lives and yours. But what’s…
The Barrel Blends You’ve Been Waiting For
Jing Mai Noir The first of this year’s holiday barrel blends, Jing Mai Noir is a smooth black tea scented with the subtle and fruity flavor of a Pinot noir barrel from Adelsheim Vineyard. Produced in Yunnan, China, the Jing Mai varietal is plucked from 400-year-old trees that give the leaves minerality and light sweetness…
Joyful Aromas & Cozy Flavors: Holiday Blends are Here
Holiday Favorites are Back Winter must be around the corner, because the halls of our production area are starting to fill with the joyful aromas of our signature holiday blends, Morning Light and Silent Night. In traditional Smith Teamaker fashion, we are beginning the season with these two classics, a medium-bodied and freshly herbaceous black tea…
A Custom Blend for a Dear Friend – Our Newest Tea
A Pour for Pedro On July 15th, one of our teamakers, Pedro, was severely injured after being hit by a drunk driver. Both Pedro and his wife Adriana have worked for Smith for three years, and in an effort to assist with the emotional and financial burden for our dear friends and colleagues, we created a special…
Iced Tea Recipes for this Summer
Big Hibiscus Lemonade Tart, fruity, sweet and delightfully refreshing. Making this drink is as simple as it gets: you will need lemonade, our Smith Big Hibiscus Iced Tea (which comes in specially packed quart-sized sachets), filtered water and ice. This drink is also delicious with our Exceptional Black Iced Tea and you can add a lemon wedge…