Given that tea is the new coffee it makes perfect sense that the new kid on the block will be the Tea Barista.

Who is a Tea Barista?

If for some time you have been passionate about tea and coffee, in terms of knowledge and skills, your connection with the value chain and speciality tea community and you embrace innovation as well as enjoy delivering a fantastic sensory experience then you are probably a Tea Barista.

As a Tea Barista you also recognise that in the barista world there is life beyond coffee. It’s a world in which, in most coffee shops, tea is seen as a very poor second class citizen. But you know that tea has possibilities equal to those of coffee; possibilities previously ignored by coffee shops and the barista community at large, and it’s time to explore them!

As a Tea Barista what do you do?

Firstly, you’ve made the decision to direct some of your passion to embracing innovation and delivering a fantastic sensory experience with tea. You add great quality speciality teas and botanicals to your menu which gives your cafe a competitive edge, greater profit, and provides your customers with an enhanced choice and sensory experience.

What will European Speciality Tea Association do to help?

• We will recognise and promote the concept of the Tea Barista

• We will introduce a Tea Barista module to our Tea Certification Education Programme

• We will organise Tea Barista competitions to bring interest, education, excitement and enhanced quality to speciality tea

• We now have a Tea Barista membership category, at a friendly price, that will offer extra benefits including free entry to the competitions, a Tea Barista pin badge and discounts off education

We want you to be part of our amazing speciality tea journey, click here to join us now and become a Tea Barista.