ADV.01 Advanced Cupping
ADV.02 Understanding the Organoleptic Experience
ADV.03 The Culture of Tea Around the World
ADV.04 The Biochemistry of Tea Processing
ADV.06 The Tea Lifestyle
ADV.09 Advanced Botanicals
ADV.10 Tea and HealthDescription
All the courses included in the Advanced Tea Health Advisor Upgrade Bundle:
Already completed the World Tea Academy Core Series? This upgrade bundle is designed for Core graduates ready to advance to Certified Tea Health Advisor level. Seven targeted Advanced Series courses – curated specifically for the tea health advisor pathway, delivered at the upgrade price.
ADV.01 Advanced Cupping
This class focuses on the tea professional’s most valuable skill – using the professional tea cupping protocol as a tool to evaluate teas. The course material takes an in-depth look at terroir, each stage of tea processing, and finally the grades of teas, explaining how each factor creates and influences the taste and aroma of tea in the cup.
What you will learn:
- Define terroir and name the different aspects of terroir.
- Describe how each stage of processing influences tea’s flavor and aroma.
- Describe how defects can develop during processing and how they can affect the tea.
- Describe the relationship of tea grades to flavor profiles.
- Discern the difference between the terroir of tea from different countries.
- Identify the difference that various stages of processing make in the cup.
ADV.02 Understanding the Organoleptic Experience
This class is an in-depth exploration of both how we experience tea and what we experience. The ‘how’ begins with the anatomy of our organoleptic system, the tools we use to perceive tea on every level. Then we look at how the chemistry of tea ‘colors’ our experience, as well as examining some general principles concerning flavor.
What you will learn:
- Describe the anatomy and function of the human organoleptic system.
- Understand the relationship between tea’s chemical make-up and our experience of tea.
- Know how and why we can modulate a tea’s flavor, enhancing certain flavors and diminishing others.
- Know why people tasting the same tea can have very different experiences.
- Identify various compounds that are the flavors, mouthfeel, and colors of tea.
ADV.03 The Culture of Tea Around the World
A cup of tea is much more than a pleasing beverage. It is the culmination of careful cultivation, backbreaking labor, artisanal craftsmanship, thoughtful preparation and centuries if not millennia of history. With each sip, we are not only being nourished by the fragrant liquor, we are imbued with the essence of the people and the cultures that have shaped the leaves.
What you will learn:
- Recount the history of tea from a cultural perspective.
- Identify the influences of world cultures on tea production, preparation, and service.
- Use historical and cultural traditions to enhance marketing and sales efforts.
- Share your familiarity with traditional tea customs and ceremonies with others.
- Care for yixing tea pots.
ADV.04 The Biochemistry of Tea Processing
In this advanced class, we examine each of the stages of processing from the point of view of the tea leaf and the chemical transformations that are taking place. Our goal is to identify the volatile and non-volatile chemical compounds that we experience in every type of tea we drink and understand how each step of the manufacturing process supports the development of those desirable compounds.
What you will learn:
- Name the key chemical compounds involved in tea processing.
- Name and describe the key chemical reactions involved in tea processing.
- Identify how each stage supports the development of desirable compounds.
- Identify how each stage helps inhibit the development of undesirable compounds.
- Describe the nature and flavor contributions of the chemical compounds developed during tea processing.
- Name the different groups of polyphenols in tea and identify their role in tea’s flavor.
ADV.06 The Tea Lifestyle
Long before Martha and Oprah forged links between the role of celebrity and lifestyle expert, the Greek philosophers Socrates and Plato pondered how humans should best live their lives. Following them, Aristotle proposed that the greatest aim of life was living well and flourishing.
What you will learn:
- Explore the history of tea as a lifestyle element.
- Understand the role of tea in social and cultural settings.
- Learn about famous tea personalities and their influence.
ADV.09 Advanced Botanicals
On their own as single ingredients or artfully blended with other herbs and with Camellia sinensis leaves, botanicals – or herbs – bring a rich variety of flavors and benefits to tea products and are an important ingredient in the world of tea.
What you will learn:
- Identify stages of processing in herbal products manufacture.
- Assess the major factors in herb quality and how to test them.
- Describe the basic strategy for creating herbal blends.
- Name the top 14 herbal ‘tea’ ingredients.
- Discuss the issues related to safety, regulation, and labeling of herbs.
ADV.10 Tea and Health
In this class, we will learn about how tea consumption positively affects physical, mental, and even spiritual health. We will examine ancient and modern perspectives; first exploring tea’s healing benefits in the context of ancient Chinese culture and Chinese medicine and then summarizing how cutting-edge science demonstrates these effects.
What you will learn:
- Name and define basic Chinese Medical Terms.
- Describe tea’s historical role as a medicinal beverage in China, Japan, and Tibet.
- Describe tea’s positive effects on heart disease, cancer, cognitive function, and longevity.
- Describe tea’s history and relationship to spiritual well-being.
- Describe the relationship between tea, protein, and Alzheimer’s.
- Name one way that tea helps protect against one of the damaging effects of coffee.
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