A Modern Sensory Approach to Herbs & Infusions

Saturday, April 12 @ 10:30 pm - 11:30 pm

Join me for a unique exploration of herbs and infusions. Often seen as mere additions to tea blends or simple health remedies, herbs are so much more. Yet like tea, herbs are affected by terroir, climate, production, and brewing techniques that provide a myriad of unique profiles. In this session, Elizabeth highlights the beauty of herbs and infusions and why they should be elevated to their own fine beverage category. This class explores a modern sensory approach that invites you to engage all of your senses to select, taste, present, and experience these botanicals. By tapping into the senses rather than memorizing facts, you will understand their complexity, energetics (warming or cooling), and flavor interactions. Using examples from wine tasting, Elizabeth also introduces innovative terminology that can be applied to describe aroma and flavor profiles. Herbal blends have always been steeped in a one-size-fits-all manner, but we will explore different brewing methods and techniques to extract maximum flavor and fragrance.

Kindly note that all purchases of cupping class tickets are final and non-refundable. Cancellations, returns, or exchanges cannot be accommodated. Thank you for your understanding.

Speaker: Elizabeth Escobedo Elizabeth Escobedo is a Certified Tea Sommelier who is passionate about bridging the world of tea and botanicals at the modern table in fresh and unique ways. Her extensive experience growing, harvesting, and infusing herbs fueled a passion for botanicals that shaped her knowledge of incorporating them into a way of life.