Drink

Learn the art and science behind blending the perfectly balanced cup of tea. Join us in Brunswick’s own tea atelier, and be guided by a qualified tea sommelier.

We will experiment with different flavours, smells, and textures, and you will get to design your own blend to test and take home.

Winter is here and you might suffer from a bit of seasonal mood swings and decreasing energy with less sunlight, shorter days and a more sedentary life. Who doesn’t like to hibernate under the doona on a cold winter morning? However if you’d like to take a more active self-care approach this time, join us for this class! Learn about herbal and spice tea combinations that can support us during winter and make us feel stronger and more energetic with Beit e’Shai in collaboration with Rhubarb Rhubarb Organics.

What makes a wine? Why does wine age? And is older always better?

Learning more about wine leads to better choices in the bottle shop, and can help us understand more about ourselves.

So come and learn about both. You’ll see that wine can bring clarity, not just double-vision.

Love cheese? Love tea? Love the idea of the two together? Or perhaps you need a little more convincing. (It’s ok, you can still love wine.)

In this class we explore the basics of flavour theory and discuss practical tips on how to pair tea with cheese. We’ll finish up with three delicious tea and cheese pairings.

Ever had a bitter green tea? An insipid Oolong? What is Oolong anyway?

In this class, we delve into the art and science behind how to brew a great cup of tea, every. damn. time. We will Learn the basics of how temperature, brewing time, and even the type of teapot affects how your tea turns out.

We all know what to do with good wine… drink it!

But what about the fruity, weird wine of dubious provenance your aunty gifted you? Let’s discover a myriad of options to spruce it up a little! From mulled wine recipes, to the Spanish traditional sangria, to fruit punches and cocktails. Whether you like it hot or cold there is bound to be an option for you.

Have you heard about kombucha? This drink is taking the world by storm – and it’s time you started brewing it.

From Brewing to Bottling is a crash course on kombucha, the fermented, probiotic beverage packed full of healthy bacteria, enzymes, vitamins, and minerals.

Known as the ‘immortal health elixir’ by the Chinese and originating in the Far East around 2,000 years ago, kombucha has long been traditionally enjoyed for its tremendous health benefits and delicious tangy taste.

This workshop is all about chai!

We’ll learn the basics of the different spices and where they come from. Plus we’ll discuss a little bit about some of their benefits, and how the British tea and scones collided with Indian chai and samosas!

More importantly, we’ll discover how to brew delicious chai the authentic way. And of course, we’ll taste a few brews as well.

What’s better than a great tasting beer? A great tasting beer that you’ve brewed yourself! If you like good beer then be warned – the beer you make homebrewing will be some of the best you’ll ever drink.

Come join us in creating hand-made beers as well as tasting a few (just so you know what to aim for…)

What makes a wine? Why does wine age? And is older always better?

Learning more about wine leads to better choices in the bottle shop, and can help us understand more about ourselves.

So come and learn about both. You’ll see that wine can bring clarity, not just double-vision.