Blend & Gift: A Holiday Tea Blending Experience with Savory Tea Blends Co.

Sip, blend, and create something special this holiday season with this festive, hands-on workshop! Class Description Sip, blend, and create something special this holiday season with Savory Blends Tea Co.! During this festive, hands-on workshop, you'll explore a seasonal selection of loose-leaf teas, herbs, fruits, flowers, and warming spices while learning the art of creating your own tea blend. You'll learn about flavor profiling, flavor pairing, and the characteristics and wellness benefits of different ingredients, then use what you've learned to create a custom blend from the base up. Take inspiration from cozy spice, winter citrus, festive fruit, and other seasonal flavors—or create something completely your own. Your experience includes: • Introduction to flavor profiling and flavor pairing • Exploration of tea, herbs, fruits, flowers, and spices and their properties • Hands-on creation of your own custom holiday tea blend • Hot tea and light bites • Interactive tea game • Special giveaway • A goody bag with your tea essentials • Your custom tea blend packaged to take home Want to make one to gift? Create a second custom tea blend packaged in a gift-ready glass jar for an additional $12. This optional add-on can be purchased in person during the workshop and is not included in your workshop ticket. Make one for yourself and another for that special tea lover on your holiday list! MEET THE MAKER: Lori, “The Tea Lady”, Founder & Master Tea Blender, Savory Blends Tea Co. Based in Richmond, VA, Lori is a lifelong tea enthusiast turned entrepreneur, world traveler, and passionate tea educator. Her journey with tea began as a personal obsession—curating unique blends from her travels and exploring the medicinal power of herbs. Today, that passion has blossomed into Savory Blends Tea Co., a handcrafted loose-leaf tea brand rooted in wellness, culture, and creativity. Inspired by an article in Essence magazine about entrepreneurship, Lori felt a spark—one that led her to turn her deep love of tea into a purpose-driven business. Her mission is simple but powerful: to turn tea skeptics into believers, one flavorful steep at a time. Lori specializes in custom wellness blends and loves sharing the healing power of tea through workshops, themed tea parties, community events, and tea catering experiences. Her work has been featured in The Richmond Times-Dispatch, YurView 757, Style Weekly, and she's proud to be a 2024 Fed Ex & Comcast RISE Award recipient.