Signature Tea Blending Workshop - For 2
Available dates
Highlights
- Uncover the secrets behind tea blending
- Take home your creation in a hand-made jar
- Choose from over 100 organic ingredients
As the Chinese Proverb goes 'better to be deprived of food for three days, than tea for on.' Now you can create your very own signature tea blend under the guidance of an accredited Tea Sommelier. With over 100 ingredients to choose from, you are guaranteed to create something really special.
What's Included?
- Learn the secrets from a Tea Sommelier
- Experiment with a variety of ingredients
- Enjoy your signature creation at home
During this session you will learn the art and science behind blending the perfectly balanced cup of tea. Experiment with a variety of aromas, textures and flavours such as Turkish Delight, Mexican Mango Chilli and Ginger Glow. Your accredited Tea Sommelier will guide you through the basics and teach you about ingredients, flavour combinations as well as allowing you to blind taste a number of blend creations. Not only will you walk away with new found knowledge and skill, you will get to take home your unique blend in a hand-made amber apothecary jar, suitable to give away as a beautiful gift or as a keep-safe.
They say a cup of tea makes everything better. We say, a cup of signature tea makes everything twice as good!
Ruan grew up drinking Rooibos tisanes from birth and his passion and love for tea has only grown with time. In 2014, he co-founded Impala + Peacock, an artisan tea blending business based in Melbourne, and since its inception has have been involved in brewing, blending and cupping teas daily, in the pursuit of amazing tea and tisane creations. Ruan also held the title of Australian Blind Tea Tasting Champion in 2018 representing Australia on the world stage for blind tea tasting.
Session Length
- Please allow 75 minutes for this experience in total
- The course will run for 60 minutes; please arrive 10 minutes early
- Session times are Sundays 9:30-10:30am, 6:30 - 7:30pm and Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30pm
- Session time will be confirmed by the experience provider
Guidelines
It is recommended not to consume any milk or cream based products, spicy food or smoke at least two hours before your tea blending experience.
Cancellation
Once this experience has been confirmed, changes are at the discretion of the experience provider and are arranged directly with them.
- No shows, Late Arrivals and cancellations within 48 hours of experience: participants forfeit their experience and therefore are not entitled to a refund or re-book. Participants are advised to make their own insurance provisions in case of unforeseen circumstances
- Rescheduling of experiences within the 48hr period will incur a $30 late cancellation fee
Numbers on the Day
This will be a private group of maximum 10 guests.
Dress Code
Please wear closed toe shoes.
This experience is located at Brunswick, VIC.