On March 12–14, 9525 Tea Festival was held in Minsk within the framework of the 28th International Specialized HoReCa RetailTech Exhibition. Tea companies and tea specialists treated the guests of the festival to tea and organized various tea activities for them. And at the same time, the participants of Tea Masters Cup Belarus competed in Tea Preparation and Tea Mixology categories.
Oleg Yusov became the winner in Tea Preparation, Anton Martoplyas won in Tea Mixology. Following tradition, both 9525 Tea Festival and Tea Masters Cup Belarus tournament were hosted by Alyona Velichko’s Tea Studio.
An interesting feature of TMC Belarus is the variety of competition sites. Every year in Minsk TMC takes place following a new format and with new activities. TMC Belarus competitions were held in a business center, a luxury hotel, one of the main museums of the country, in a city park and at an exhibition. In parallel with the tournament, tea fairs and festivals, a variety of business, educational and entertainment events were held.
In fact, the team of TMC Belarus has developed a know-how of organizing the tournament in any locality.
Photo Credits: Alex Skidan, Andrew Slavinskiy