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Chicago tea festival

Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2024 9:58 am
by Brent D

Re: Chicago tea festival

Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2024 6:02 pm
by Bok
@Brent D good to see you back around here!

Re: Chicago tea festival

Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2024 6:45 pm
by Ethan Kurland
Brent D wrote:
Mon Feb 19, 2024 9:58 am
Anyone going?

https://chicagoteafestival.com/
Hello, Brent. Long time away. The event sounds like there is not a whole lot of good sampling. For $25, I would like to be drinking special, rare, .... not watching a tea ceremony or seeing British afternoon tea sets.

Cheers

Re: Chicago tea festival

Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:44 am
by Brent D
Ethan Kurland wrote:
Mon Feb 19, 2024 6:45 pm
Brent D wrote:
Mon Feb 19, 2024 9:58 am
Anyone going?

https://chicagoteafestival.com/
Hello, Brent. Long time away. The event sounds like there is not a whole lot of good sampling. For $25, I would like to be drinking special, rare, .... not watching a tea ceremony or seeing British afternoon tea sets.

Cheers
Take a look at the cupping sessions. There is quite a bit there that looks interesting to me.
Having been to it before, I can say that last time I went, there was a good cross section of quality teas to sample.
Here in the midwest, this is about the best we can hope for

Re: Chicago tea festival

Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2024 5:46 pm
by Ethan Kurland
Brent D wrote:
Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:44 am

Take a look at the cupping sessions. There is quite a bit there that looks interesting to me.
Having been to it before, I can say that last time I went, there was a good cross section of quality teas to sample.
Here in the midwest, this is about the best we can hope for
Now, I am jealous. Nothing that good happens close to me. Look forward to hearing of anything exciting.

Re: Chicago tea festival

Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 6:09 am
by peterjon
the ground floor up this event was a powerful indication of the love of tea from fellow Chicago natives and those around the country and .. FM WhatsApp

Re: Chicago tea festival

Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2024 10:39 pm
by pedant
i ended up going last minute. emmett was there. he had a YQH booth!

Re: Chicago tea festival

Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2024 9:40 am
by Ethan Kurland
pedant wrote:
Sun Apr 21, 2024 10:39 pm
i ended up going last minute. emmett was there. he had a YQH booth!
Who is emmett?

Hoping to hear from Brent D since he initiated the thread.

Re: Chicago tea festival

Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2024 4:03 pm
by pedant
emmett guzman
he used to run yqh group buys and then became a yqh distributor. his website: https://yangqinghao.com/

Re: Chicago tea festival

Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2024 1:36 am
by Thundercleese
pedant wrote:
Mon Apr 22, 2024 4:03 pm
emmett guzman
he used to run yqh group buys and then became a yqh distributor. his website: https://yangqinghao.com/
Emmett's a good dude. I took a drive up his way to snag a black F2 pot a few months ago.

He's also got some solid Yixing for great prices at https://emmettsteas.weebly.com/.