101 of Blending with Botanicals

Sharyn Johnston is one of the most sought-after speakers and trainers at the World Tea Expo conferences. In 2025, she delivered a hugely popular course on the 101 of Blending with Botanicals – and due to overwhelming demand, we’ve re-created it as a fully online, self-paced course, built directly from her original presentation.

This immersive, hands-on course takes you step by step into the fascinating world of botanical tisane blending, with a strong focus on flavor, function, and creativity.

Sharyn will guide you through the essentials of botanicals – what they are, how they’re used, and the fundamentals of blending. You’ll explore the principles of yin and yang to create beautifully balanced blends, while also being introduced to 25 of the most influential botanical ingredients from around the globe. You’ll discover their flavors, their functional benefits, and the secrets to pairing them with other ingredients to craft delicious, wellness-focused infusions.

But that’s just the beginning. You’ll then create three original blends of your own, submit your recipes, and receive direct feedback from Sharyn herself. To spark your creativity, we’ve provided a curated selection of botanicals, while also showing you the next steps. For instance, how to transform hibiscus and rosehip into vibrant fruity blends using supermarket staples, how to dehydrate your own ingredients, and what to look for as you expand into bold new botanical infusions.

By the end of this course, you won’t just understand botanical blending – you’ll be equipped to innovate, experiment, and craft your own signature blends with confidence.

Getting started has never been easier.  A full blending kit will be delivered to your door, including:

• 15 curated botanicals
• Four decorative ingredients to help give your blends visual appeal
• 1 x  cupping set to help you successfully taste and evaluate your blends
• a set of scales to help you produce accurate blends every time.

This course will give you the chance to master tea blending and turn your passion into possibilities, from creating your own tisanes and infusions to opening your own tea house.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you will:

• Understand what botanicals are, and why we use them
• Understand the functions and uses of common botanicals
• Understand the fundamentals of blending
• Understand the relationship of botanicals to Yin and Yang
• Understand how botanicals relate to taste
• Understand how to create basic functional blends