On 1st July our name changed to European Speciality Tea Association with our new web address specialityteaeurope.com. For background information about the change of name and our future activities click here to view the PDF.
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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.
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This special day is dedicated to tea and gives us an opportunity to recognize and appreciate the contribution of countless tea workers in producing countries and along the supply chain who work to ensure that we can enjoy our daily cup of tea.
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Andrey Kolbasinov is one of many tea professionals working really hard to promote the growth and renaissance of speciality tea in Russia, a country with a long story in traditional tea culture, but one which has also embraced the modern coffee culture. There is now the beginnings of a speciality tea culture, promoting and stimulating interest at home and in the retail sector, led by people such as Andrey, Dimitry Sobolev, Sergey Khorolsky, and others.
Read MoreArvind Khedun – the first Tea Master Champion of Ireland! That sounds so good says Arvind, having won the first ever Tea Masters Cup in Ireland, an inaugural competition run by the European Tea Society at Food and Bev Live in Dublin in early February. Arvind beat a strong field of ten, having only just decided to compete on the morning of the competition. It turned out to be a good family day as just before competing Arvind had watched his wife Renata win the SCA Ireland Latte Art competition.
Read MoreFood & Bev Live in Dublin was the venue for the first European Tea Pavilion organised by European Tea Society in conjunction with Eventhaus, where we took a great leap forward in terms of our visibility and engagement with the Irish tea community.
Read MoreEuropean Tea Society was present at the Horeca Expo in Gent, in conjunction with Brita Water Filters on their stand 1101 where we promoted speciality tea and explained what we are about and why people should join, which several from Belgium and the Netherlands did. We also delivered several seminars on how to brew a perfect cup of tea, delivered by Bernadine Tay. We hope to be back at the next edition of the show.
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