About the course

This course is designed to teach you the art of sensory evaluation of tea and tea blending. You will learn how to select the right ingredients and mix them in the right proportions in order to create your own blend. You will also learn about some trending tea products like kombucha and instant tea.

# Class duration each day: 3-4 hours

# No prior knowledge required to join the course

Session Details

Day 1

• History of tea in India

• Olfactory training

• Introduction to tea bush

• Tea tasting methodology & terminologies

• Familiarization with Flavour Wheel

• Tea Tasting Session (basic varieties)

Day 2

• Steps of orthodox tea processing

• Familiarization with grades of orthodox tea

• Tea Tasting Session (orthodox grades)

• Steps of CTC tea processing

• Familiarization with grades of CTC tea

• Tea Tasting Session (CTC grades)

Day 3

• Terroirs of tea in India

• Flushes of tea

• Tea Tasting Session (Terroirs & Flushes)

• Basics of tea blending

• Introduction to herbal teas & tisanes

• Familiarization with herbal ingredients

• Tea Tasting Session (Herbal teas & tisanes)

• BIY (Blend-It-Yourself) - Design your own tea blend

Day 4

• Introduction to limited edition & handcrafted teas

• Tea packaging & storing guidelines

• Introduction to Instant teas, Iced teas & Kombucha

• Tea Tasting Session (limited edition & handcrafted teas)

• Tea entrepreneurship

• Question & answer session

• Evaluation

• Felicitation

Policies

Confirmation Policy

• The customer receives a confirmation voucher via email within 24 hours of successful booking

• In case the preferred slots are unavailable, an alternate schedule of the customer’s preference will be arranged and a new confirmation voucher will be sent via email

• Alternatively, the customer may choose to cancel their booking and a full refund will be processed

Cancellation Policy

• If cancellation is done at least 15 days prior to the commencement of the program, 25% of the advance payment shall be deducted and the balance amount shall be refunded.

• If cancellation is done lesser than 15 days prior to the commencement of the program, 50% of the advance payment shall be deducted and the balance amount shall be refunded

• In case of unforeseen weather conditions or government restrictions, certain activities may be cancelled and in such cases the operator will try his best to provide an alternate feasible activity. However no refund will be provided for the same.

Refund Policy

• The applicable refund amount will be processed within 10 business days.