CORE 02: Tea Enhancements and Grading Systems
- Last Updated: 12/2025
- English
- Certificate on Completion
$285.00 USD
- Full Lifetime Access
- Custom Certificate
What you will learn
- Name and describe six post-manufacturing processes used in the tea industry.
- Describe the difference between blending, flavoring, and scenting.
- Define and differentiate decaffeinated and caffeine-free teas.
- Understand the impact of flavoring and decaffeination on labeling.
- Understand and describe the various grading and naming systems used in the tea industry.
- Understand the hygroscopic nature of tea and its impact on packaging, storing, and other processes.
Overview
Building on the foundation material of CORE.01 and understanding how a single plant can create hundreds of kinds of tea, we will explore the post-manufacturing processes such as baking, aging, blending, flavoring, and more. In the second section of this fundamental class, we will sort through the alphabet soup of tea grading systems and look at the meaning and methods used for grading tea in China, India, Sri Lanka, Japan, and Taiwan. The last section will focus on the sensory evaluation of teas that have received post-manufacturing processes.
Great News: Your Tea Tasting Pack is Now Included in the Purchase!
Getting started has never been easier. When you enroll in a course, your tea tasting pack is included in the purchase. Australian Tea Masters will prepare and ship the kit directly to your door, so you’re ready to start learning right away. Please allow two working days for your kit to be dispatched to you.
World Tea Academy Certified Tea Specialist Candidates:
Successful completion of this class counts towards certification for WTA Certified Tea Specialist. CORE.01 and CORE.02 are the suggested prerequisite for CORE.03 through CORE.06 classes. CORE.03-CORE.06 can be taken in any order.
Course Content
Overview
$285.00 USD
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- Certificate on Completion
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