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Tea Masterclass
Have you ever wondered how the tea in your everyday cuppa gets from the plantation to your cup? Can you tell a Darjeeling from a Ceylon, an oolong from a white? Do you know why they're different? Join Jane Pettigrew and Tim Clifton's special Tea in London September 17, 2010 Tea Masterclass and find out!
The Course
The course runs from 9.30am to 5.30pm and includes a wide variety of images, a short piece of video footage showing tea production and covers the following topics:
- The history of tea in Britain
- What is Tea, how and where does the plant grow
- Why all teas are different, etc
- The manufacture of black, green, white, oolong, pu'erh and flavored teas
- Tasting teas from each of those categories
- How the tea gets from the plantation to the cup
- What's available
- Loose tea & tea bags - different types, advantages & disadvantages
- Perfect brewing and different ways to brew
- Tea and health
Also included:
- Tea and coffee throughout the day
- Buffet lunch
- Afternoon tea with scones, clotted cream and jam
- A copy of Jane's book TEA CLASSIFIED
- Various useful handouts with information about suppliers, table wares, tea and health
- A Tea Masterclass Certificate
The Location
The Chesterfield Mayfair
35 Charles Street
Mayfair
London
W1J 5EB
The Cost
The cost for this optional add-on to your tour is $325.
The Trainers
Tim Clifton
As one of the principal tea tasters and previously Chairman of one of London's leading tea brokers, Tim has a vast knowledge of teas, tea plantations and factories in many parts of the world. He has also, over the years, been a Director of the United Kingdom Tea Council, Vice Chairman of the International Tea Committee, and Chairman of Tea Brokers Central Africa. He now works as consultant to various tea businesses around the world, including Tregothnan Tea Estate in Cornwall.
Jane Pettigrew
From owning her own teashop in London in the 1980s, Jane has gone on to write 12 books on various aspects of tea and worked for 6 years as Editor of Tea International, journal to the Tea Trade. She has also acted as consultant to and trained staff in five star hotels and tea rooms in Britain, the USA, Russia and Italy. She speaks at conferences around the world on different tea related topics, and works on several projects with the United Kingdom Tea Council. She has appeared regularly on television and radio.
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