Competition categories
tea masters can participate in
A Master competing in this category must demonstrate the skill of tea preparation by brewing and presenting to each member of the judging panel a total of two beverages:
The Organizers’ Tea, a beverage prepared from a single tea sample chosen from a fixed set of samples, the same for all competitors, revealed by the competition organizers prior to the start of the competition;
The Master’s Tea, a beverage prepared from any tea chosen by the Master or possibly from the set of tea samples provided by the competition organizers.
A Master competing in this category must demonstrate the skill of tea pairing (a composition consisting of tea and a light snack) by presenting to each member of the judging panel a total of two compositions:
“The Organizers’ Composition”, consisting of tea and a light snack and possibly including other mandatory components specified by the competition organizers;
“The Master’s Composition”, consisting of tea and a light snack, prepared by the Master from any ingredients (may include ingredients brought by the Master him- or herself).
A Master competing in this category must demonstrate the skill of degustation by identifying tea samples presented for degustation. This competition category includes two subcategories:
Pure Tea
Multi-Ingredient Beverage
A Master competing in this category must demonstrate the skill of preparing multi-ingredient tea-based beverages by preparing and presenting to each member of the judging panel two beverages:
Organizers’ Mix, beverage prepared using a tea, in accordance with the conditions established by the organizer and using the required components, provided by the Organizer;
The Master’s Mix, a beverage prepared according to the Master’s own recipe without any restrictions, provided that the beverage and its preparation do not violate these Rules and Regulations or any other rules imposed by the competition organizers.
Past competitions
photo & video
Tea Masters Cup International Seoul, Korea, 9-10 June 2016
This is just short video about event. You can find videos of participants on Tea Masters Cup youtube channel.
14/06/2016
Tea Masters Cup International 2017, coming soon
be ready for Tea Masters Cup International 2017
01/09/2017
Latest news
about Tea Masters Cup
Tea Masters Cup Australia & New Zealand 2018 found the winners
On the 11th of September Tea Masters Cup Australia & New Zealand 2018 was held at the Australian International Tea Expo. It is an annual event giving a chance to participants and all tea lovers to learn something new, upgrade their tea knowledge and skills and make new tea friends from all over Australia and the world.
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TMC Trainings
On June 17-21, in Tehran, we held a series of Tea Masters Cup trainings for future participants and judges of the national Iranian tournament, which is scheduled for the fall of this year.
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