Tea 101 is a course that teaches a solid foundation in tea. You can complete it online in your own time from anywhere in the world, and it particularly targets Tea Baristas, the hospitality sector, and anyone taking their first step to tea education.
This tea training provides a strong, basic foundation-level of tea knowledge, and helps you get one step closer to tea mastery.
You will receive your course access code within 24 hours of making your purchase.
This course is FREE for all Association Members - if you are already a member please email michelle@specialityteaeurope.com for your complimentary course code.
Memberships start at £50 a year.
During the course, you will be given a multiple-choice test at the end of each section, which you will be required to answer correctly before you move onto the next section. Once you have graduated from each lesson, you will be able to flick back to it at any time, including after you have finished the course. This means that you are not limited in checking learning material, and will have every opportunity to learn all of the facts about tea provided within the course.
Upon successful completion of the online course, you will receive a Certificate in Tea 101 from European Speciality Tea Association.
COURSE MATERIAL
Lesson One: Learn about the different types of tea. Analyse the five main categories and get to know your blacks from your greens and your oolongs from your whites.
Lesson Two: Find out where tea comes from. Learn about the tea plant, camellia sinensis, and how the climate and conditions it is grown in can affect the teas’ flavours.
Lesson Three: Learn about the world’s main tea regions. Learn which countries produce what kinds of tea and understand how they differ from other regions.
Lesson Four: Develop a greater awareness about the flavours and aromas of tea. Learn cupping practices and increase your knowledge of how to decipher the different characteristics of various teas and use tasting words to pinpoint each one.
Lesson Five: Learn basic tea terminology and grading of teas.
Lesson Six: Learn to serve tea like a pro. Follow basic tea serving guidelines to ensure you are serving tea to a high standard.
Lesson Seven: Develop an understanding of tea ceremonies and culture. There is a huge element of tradition intertwined into tea drinking, so it is very important to learn about this special, spiritual side of tea.
Lesson Eight: Learn about pairing tea with food.
There will be a final test, when you have passed send the confirmation as directed and you will receive your certificate soon after.
If you are not a member the cost is £40, please click Take Tea 101 below to purchase access to the course, and you will receive your code and link by email within 24 hours. Or you could take this opportunity to join as a member and save £40!
And then as your next step along the journey of tea knowledge and education you may want to consider enrolling on the one day Introduction to Tea module of our Tea Certification Programme.
Tea 101 is delivered by European Speciality Tea Association in collaboration with Australian Tea Masters who developed the course and have very kindly offered to share it with us.