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The Tea Sommelier Handbook
- Distinguishing the principal types and varieties of tea, and their correct method of preparation;
- Recognizing the principal sensory characteristics of the different types of tea;
- Evaluating tea quality;
- Selecting tea suppliers and providing tea for the service;
- Designing tea menus;
- Knowing about the correct storage of tea;
- Knowing and select the necessary utensils for the tea service;
- Arranging the room and the tea service;
- Organizing different types of tea service;
- Directing cuppings, tastings and presentations about tea;
- Advising and guiding clients as to the selection of tea and the correct pairing for the time of day;
- Starting his or her own tea enterprise (tea room, confectionery, tea bar, teashop, tea lounge, etc.);
- Creating a sensory experience of the act of drinking tea, and to be able to describe it.
Tea Sommelier Handbook Contents
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