ea education like other educational topics, takes many forms. Here at 18ThirtyFour we like to make that form as enjoyable, and as interesting as possible. The different forms of tea education has seen 18ThirtyFour create tours to India, give presentations to government departments, tutorials and seminars to students in educational institutions, community events, and now offering a Tea Appreciation Course to the general public. October saw the launch of the 18ThirtyFour Tea Ap

Tuesday 20th October 2015 at 6.00pm, sees the inaugural 18ThirtyFour Tea Appreciation Course commence. The five week, evening tutorial has been created to offer members of the public, hospitality staff, tea beginners, tea enthusiasts and the well-seasoned tea connoisseurs a chance to sit, sip and enjoy the company of like minded others. If you would like to know the difference between a Mao Jin and a 1st flush Darjeeling, or whether you’re orange pekoe should come with a gent

Over the last few weeks, I’ve spent a lot of my time investigating what perspective attendees of a tea course want to achieve from such a course. You always get the “I want to learn everything there is to know about tea!” type answers. I suppose the answer to that is – “how many life times do you have to dedicate to this quest?” Then you have the person who just wants to understand the basics and enjoy a class with some likeminded people. You see that’s the nice thing about t