Salon Session: O Christmas Tea with Hans Baeten - 17 Dec.

Candlelight. Steaming teapots. The scent of cinnamon, citrus peel and something sweet just out of the oven. Welcome to the coziest evening of the year.

On Thursday 17 December, The Salon turns into a winter tea room. Tea sommelier Hans Baeten of Tea Kulture pours, tells stories and makes you taste tea the way you have never tasted it before.

We drink it every day, yet hardly anyone knows what is really in the cup. Hans takes you to the misty slopes where tea is grown and to the farmers who pick it by hand. You discover how one single plant, Camellia sinensis, gives us delicate white tea, fresh grassy green tea, honeyed oolong and deep, malty black tea. It all comes down to the leaf, the hand and the craft.

Then the fun begins. Every tea gets a surprising festive bite to go with it, and we promise some combinations you will not see coming. One sip, one bite, and suddenly the tea tastes completely different. Sweet, buttery, spicy, a whisper of chocolate… and plenty of "oh, wow" around the table.

And the grand finale of the tasting: meet Rudolf.
We proudly pour Rudolf, our very own Christmas tea, made for the darkest and coziest weeks of the year. Warming, festive and made to be shared, whether in your own cup by the fire or wrapped as a gift under the tree. You will be among the very first to taste it, and we raise our cups together for the very first official toast.
Rudolf, finally a red nose you can blame on the tea.

Along the way, Hans shares the secrets of the perfect cup: the right temperature, the right timing, the right amount. And he helps you find the tea that truly suits you. Small details, huge difference. You will never look at a tea bag the same way again.

After the tasting, the shop stays open for our Christmas late-night shopping. Stroll through the store with a warm cup in hand and find the best gifts for every tea lover on your list.

What to expect

• A guided tea tasting with tea sommelier Hans Baeten, every tea paired with a surprising festive treat
• From tea farm to teapot: what tea really is and how it is made
• How to brew the perfect cup, and how to find the tea that suits you best
• The grand finale: the very first taste of Rudolf, our Christmas tea
• Christmas late-night shopping until 21:30

Crowners bonus: are you a Crowner and joining us? Then you earn double kroontjes on every Tea Kulture purchase you make at Farmatuur that evening. Just make sure we ring it up on your Crowners account at checkout.

Thursday 17 December · 19:00–21:30 · The Salon, Farmatuur Hasselt · Limited to 15 seats