Tea Masters Cup

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.

Category rules

Tea Pairing

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).

Category rules

Tea Tasting

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

Category rules

Tea Mixology

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.

Category rules

Past competitions

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Tea Masters Cup International Seoul, Korea, 9-10 June 2016

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14/06/2016

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THE BEST NEW WORLD TEA MASTERS WERE IDENTIFIED IN VIETNAM

07/12/2018

Tea Masters Cup International 2018 — the final world competition of the 2017/2018 cycle was successfully held on 23-25th of November 2018 in Huế (Vietnam).

Toronto: CANADA JOINS TEA MASTERS CUP!

04/12/2018

The Tea and Herbal Association of Canada (THAC) designated the Canadian National body for the Tea Masters Cup (TMC) international system of competitions.