How do you pronounce Pu’er?

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Exploring the basics and some of the mysteries around fermented teas. The esteemed John Wetzel, creator and founder of Stone Leaf Teahouse, pronounces Pu’er 普洱 as something that sounds to me like pour. Though with an open and elongated “ou” and a soft shortened “r“. John is the most expert in our shop so I […]

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Tasting My Way Through Teaware

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This past weekend, I attended my coworker Casey’s workshop on teaware. Casey is a fount of knowledge about the science and history behind tea, partly thanks to a book she loves, The True History of Tea. Casey has worked at Stone Leaf for about three years and leads most of the workshops we hold. On […]

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Beyond the Teahouse: Autumn Tea Hike & Workshop Series

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Ready for Autumn? Time to stoke up the fire and get water boiling.         We have a full stock of 2016 fresh harvest teas in the teahouse, which makes us want to do two things: 1. Share them 2. Share them.         So, we have a few options beyond the Teahouse before all the leaves […]

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