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Calgary Tea
A quiet hour, one cup at a time.
Calgary's tea map, kept slow and honest. The afternoon tea the Palliser has poured since 1914. The loose-leaf shops in Ramsay and Kensington. The city's first tea festival, on Saturday, October 24. And the tea rooms Calgarians remember.
A tea room you remember.
The first pu-erh that made sense. The afternoon tea with someone you miss. Anonymous if you want.
Calgary Tea Festival
Oct 24
Tea vendors sampling
20
Palliser afternoon tea since
1914
Caffeine, cup of tea
30–50mg
The Guide
Tea in Calgary, where to sit and what to pour.
The Wall
Tea memories from Calgarians.
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Tea 101
A quiet starter for the curious.
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A cup of tea, in milligrams.
Health Canada lists 30 to 50 mg of caffeine in an 8 oz cup of brewed black or green tea, and about 135 mg in brewed coffee.
SOURCE · Health Canada
02
The daily limit.
400 mg a day for adults. 300 mg when pregnant, breastfeeding or planning a pregnancy.
SOURCE · Health Canada
03
Afternoon tea since 1914.
Finger sandwiches, scones and pastries with loose-leaf tea in the Hawthorn Lounge at the Palliser, Friday to Sunday.
SOURCE · Fairmont Palliser
04
Thirty years of loose leaf.
Tea Trader opened its first shop on 9 Avenue SE in Inglewood in April 1994, and now sells from Ramsay.
SOURCE · Tea Trader
05
Taste before you buy.
The Naked Leaf runs private tastings in its Kensington shop, including tea and chocolate pairings.
SOURCE · The Naked Leaf
06
A festival of 20 tea vendors.
Sampling, teaware, presentations and demonstrations at the first Calgary Tea Festival.
SOURCE · Tea Trader
Directory
Calgary tea rooms, by room.
Calgary Tea Festival
The first one. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 2919 8 Ave NW.
teatrader.com →
Tea Trader
Loose-leaf tea in Calgary since 1994. Tuesday to Sunday, closed Mondays.
teatrader.com →
The Naked Leaf
Loose-leaf teas in artist-label tins, teaware and private tastings. Open daily.
thenakedleaf.ca →
Oolong Tea House
Tea by the cup or the pot, with soups and baking. A second shop in Inglewood.
kensingtonyyc.com →
Fairmont Palliser
Friday to Sunday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. From $79 per person. Reservations recommended.
hawthorndiningroom.ca →
Banff Springs (day trip)
Daily, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. $90 per person, $42 for children 12 and under.
banff-springs-hotel.com →
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Wall
The Calgary Tea Wall
The cafe you wrote your thesis in. The Sunday afternoon at a Mission tearoom. The friend who showed you proper Indian chai. Calgary in a cup, told slowly.
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