Tea Experiences
Explore the World of tea with a Tregothnan Tea Tasting Masterclass
Are you interested in one of the World's oldest known beverages? Gain an insight into the fascinating and complex World of tea with our Tea Tasting Masterclass (date soon to be announced for 2012.)
Tea Masterclass at Tregothnan
Have you ever wondered how the tea in your everyday cuppa gets from the plantation to your cup? Can you tell a Darjeeling from a Ceylon, an oolong from a white? Do you know why they're different? Come to a tea masterclass at Tregothnan Tea Estate and find out more! The class will be taught by Jane Pettigrew and Tim Clifton.
The Course
The day course runs from 9.30am to 5.30pm and includes a wide variety of colour images, a short piece of video footage showing tea production and covers the following topics:
- The history of tea in Britain
- What is Tea, how and where does the plant grow
- Why all teas are different, etc
- The manufacture of black, green, yellow, white, oolong, pu'erh and flavoured teas
- Tasting teas from each of those categories
- How the tea gets from the plantation to the cup
- What's available
- Loose tea & tea bags - different types, advantages & disadvantages
- Perfect brewing and different ways to brew
- Tea and health
Price
The cost for the day is £185 and includes:
- Tea to drink through the day
- Lunch
- Afternoon tea with scones, clotted cream and jam and pastries
- A copy of Jane's book TEA CLASSIFIED (VOTED BEST NEW PUBLICATION 2009 BY WORLD TEA EXPO)
- Various useful handouts with information about suppliers, table wares, tea and health
- A certificate of attendance
To recruit, go to: www.janepettigrew.com/masterclass Jane is known as 'The First Lady of Tea', a pre eminent speaker at The World Tea Expo and perhaps the best known author of modern tea literature. (but this is not mentioned on Jane's website!) Take advantage of this rare opportunity to meet Jane and Tim when they are not in London or on the International lecture circuit.
For something lighter, hosted by visiting and in-house tea and Camellia experts you will spend a half day exploring elements of tea; following the tea trail from bush to cup, covering the following topics:
- The history of tea in Britain
- What is tea, how and where does it grow
- Why all teas are different
- The manufacture of teas
- The production process from bush to cup
- Perfect brewing and different ways to brew
We run training from our restaurant and tea bar; Smuggler's at Tolverne on the river Fal. The day is a fantastic opportunity to learn about tea outside London and attracts tea enthusiasts, food & beverage managers, retailers, waiting staff and journalists.
We also offer a bespoke Tea-experience for you, and this is a particularly popular option when offering the experience as a gift, perhaps for a special birthday or anniversary present. You can combine your masterlcass with a stay at one of our Wild Escapes holiday cottages, an evening meal at Smuggler's, or a Private Garden Visit to the Tregothnan botanical gardens.
Click for more details about our next Tea Tasting Masterclass. For details of bespoke experiences please contact a member of our team on 0044 (0)1872 520000.
