Come join All About Tea in DC!

If you love Tea, this is the place to be. Whether you enjoy black - Assam, Ceylon; Earl Grey; Green - Sencha, genmeicha or gunpowder green tea; White teas; Blends or Herbals (including Rooisbos), we all have one thing in common - Tea. It soothes the soul, helps you think and it's good for you!

Tea is the #2 beverage drunk worldwide next to water. Tea comes from the Camellia Seninses leaf. The 5 major world areas that started cultivating Tea according to history are: China, Japan, Taiwan - formerly Formosa, India and Ceylon - known as Sri Lanka. Other world regions are: Brazil, Nepal, South Africa, eastern African countries, Korea, Iran and 2 US plantations.

Take the tea test provided by TeaUSA.org at http://www.teausa.org/general/teatest/teatest9.html

"If everyone drank one cup of tea a day, the world would be a better place."


Anjel

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AATDC’s 3 tiered membership includes:

*Social tea Events related to each tier where you can enjoy meeting and networking with others.

*Organized events negotiated with vendors including: a site visit, individual bills, size, price, etc.

*A detailed event information page.

*A bi-monthly newsletter featuring a page on a designated tea.

*STI (Specialty Tea Institute) trained, member organizer(s) and board member(s).

*Access to a Message Board where you can post: Tea shop info, tea/non tea events, tea/non-tea items for sale, recipes, tea book reviews, tea/house reviews, etc…

*AATDC rules/constitution that protects you - the members, the organizer(s), the image of AATDC and it’s finances. (link)

*AATDC’s Board who meets on AATDC fiscal quarterly basis gives feedback, suggestions and ideas to improve the image and finances of All About Tea in DC/AATDC.

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*Café Cups- $5, PayPal Price $6 – attend: events under $10, non SREs = Space Reserved Events, SREs after the Regals /Experts have RSVPd - Reservation Fee must be pd in full upon offering you a “Yes” spot.

*Regal Cups- $10, PayPal Price $11.75 – attend Café events, Afternoon Teas, Tastings, and SREs.

*Expert Cups- $15, PayPal Price $17.50 – attend Café, Regal events and can host/attend: Cuppings, Pairing, Special classes and hi-priced Tastings.

To set up a PayPal account and Pay online got to: https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_home

Once your dues are paid, your membership level will be denoted under the title part of your profile. This helps organizers/host to keep track of paid members. PayPal charges about 16% of the fee.

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Reservation Fee

SRE= Space Reserved Event

Reservation fees for SREs are accepted on PayPal only. For most SREs 80% will be refunded on PayPal, only if you attend the event. Failure to attend or find a replacement forfeits your refund. There may be rare exceptions to this refund. If you make a payment in error, contact PayPal first to help you. Then you contact the organizer if need be.

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  • December 11, 2011 at 3:15 PM, 10 Tea Cups attended

    Holiday Afternoon Tea at the Renaissance Mayflower

    They rated it 4.00 4.003 (3 ratings) and uploaded 3 photos

    We had a wonderful time in '08, '09, '10. Take a look: http://tea.meetup.com... . Let's continue this as a tradition of ours. We can reserve a room for 22. Be sure to... Learn more

  • November 19, 2011 at 6:15 PM, 6 Tea Cups attended

    Tea and Dim Sum at Ping Pong

    They rated it 4.00 4.002 (2 ratings)

    Come join us for tea and dim sum in one of DC's hottest venues. I did a site visit earlier 2010 and now we are going again. This is only indoor seating. They boast about... Learn more

  • October 23, 2011 at 2:00 PM, 15 Tea Cups attended

    Tea Around Town

    They rated it 3.00 3.002 (2 ratings) and uploaded 18 photos

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    It was confusing at first how it was done, but once I was explained how it worked and started venturing on my own I felt comfortable. ...

    —Jason

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    The appropriate information was not given to me. If I knew it was an individual event I would not have attended. Groupon rate was cheaper.

    —gwen

  • September 25, 2011 at 5:30 PM, 5 Tea Cups attended

    Dinner, dessert and Pattaya Iced Tea at Absolute Thai

    They rated it 4.50 4.502 (2 ratings) and uploaded 4 photos

    Do you like Thai food, Thai Iced Tea? Let's try Pattaya Iced Tea or Passion Fruit Iced Tea with Thai food!! Desserts are also available. Seating is on a first come,... Learn more

  • September 17, 2011 at 5:30 PM, 7 Tea Cups attended

    Tea Tasting in Bethesda

    They rated it 4.50 4.503 (3 ratings) and uploaded 3 photos

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    wonderful.

    —Adrienne

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    I really enjoyed the tea tasting. It is was fun to try several teas and pick up a couple new teas to try at home. ...

    —lindel

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Founded May 16, 2008
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