This course includes
- Quizzes & knowledge checks
- Downloadable resources
- Closed captions & dubbing
- Mobile app (iOS & Android)
- Hands-on activity
Tea mastery
In this online course, led by tea expert Nathan Wakeford, you'll learn the importance and best practices of tea tasting and evaluation and how to pair tea with food.
This course includes
- Quizzes & knowledge checks
- Downloadable resources
- Closed captions & dubbing
- Mobile app (iOS & Android)
- Hands-on activity
Supported by trusted hospitality organizations
This course is supported by leading hospitality organizations, reflecting recognized industry best practice.
Skills you will gain
Course details
Tea is the second most consumed beverage in the world. This very morning, more than two billion people will wake up with a cup of tea. And the hospitality industry has taken notice - more and more restaurants, bars, and hotels around the world are extending their tea lists beyond the classic English Breakfast, matching the ever-growing demand of refined tea drinkers who appreciate a bit of variety in their tea offerings.
In this online course, Co-founder and Director of Somage Fine Foods, Nathan Wakeford, will explain the importance and best practices of tea tasting and evaluation as well a how to pair tea with food. You'll be a tea master in no time!
What you'll learn in the Tea mastery course
- How to control the tea infusion
- The phases of tea infusion
- The objectives of a tea cupping
- The tea cupping process
- How to conduct a dry leaf evaluation
- How to conduct a wet leaf evaluation
- How to evaluate tea liquor
- How to identify faults and defects in tea
- How to design a tea menu
- How to pair tea with food and drink
Who the Tea mastery course is for
Whether you are looking to deepen your background on this herbal beverage, or become an expert on your current tea offerings, this online course is perfect for those seeking to cultivate their tea expertise.
Course content
12 lessons · 56m 11s total · 1 hands-on activity
Course instructor
Nathan Wakeford is Director of Somage Fine Foods, a leading Specialty Foodservice Company with offices in Melbourne, Australia, and Portland, USA. Considered by many to be one of the foremost authorities of tea, Nathan has traveled to more than 150...
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