My journey with tea began in early 2022, when I offered my girlfriend a Japanese tea workshop at our local tea house and decided to attend as well. From that moment on, I became very curious about this seemingly simple yet surprisingly complex beverage.
I began attending workshops and tastings, enrolling in tea courses, collecting all sorts of teas, and slowly coming to realize that one lifetime wouldn’t be enough to understand all their complexity. The world of tea is vast, rich, and often hard to navigate for newcomers and enthusiasts alike.
This is why I created this space: to share the information, events, and resources I discover along my tea journey and help make the world of tea more accessible to anyone curious about it.
Tea Training & Education
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UK Tea Academy
Tea Sommelier — Fundamentals of Tea — 8 + 4 webinars
A theoretical (8 sessions) and practical (4 sessions) training program covering the fundamentals of tea sommelier skills.
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Japanese Tea Selection Paris 2022
Tea Sommelier — Amateur Jury Tasting — 2-day
Three days of Japanese tea tasting, featuring three 2-hour sessions each day and covering sencha futsumushi, sencha fukamushi, tamaryokucha, gyokuro, matcha and a free category.
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Filleule des fées
Théiculture — Oolong processing — 3-day intensive
Practical training on the production of oolong teas from picking to finished product.
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EAFC Namur CEFOR
Tea Sommelier — South East Asia and World — 80 h over 9 months
Focus on South Asia (India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Indonesia) and the rest of the world (Oceania, Africa, Europe, South America).
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La QuintEssence
Tea Sommelier — Puerh Sheng — 1 week
Intensive multisensory week on sheng puerh teas: history, sensory references, terroir & production processes, and extensive tastings.
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La QuintEssence
Tea Sommelier — Puerh Shu & Heicha — 1 week
Intensive multisensory week on shu puerh (dark teas): history, sensory references, terroir & production processes, and extensive tastings.
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EAFC Namur CEFOR
Tea Sommelier — Chinese teas — 40 h over 5 months
Focus on China and its different tea-producing provinces.
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Japanese Tea Selection Paris 2025
Tea Sommelier — Amateur Jury Tasting — 2-day
Three days of Japanese tea tasting, featuring three 2-hour sessions each day and covering sencha futsumushi, sencha fukamushi, tamaryokucha, gyokuro, matcha and a free category.
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Filleule des fées
Théiculture — one-week training
A week of tea cultivation training: from agricultural models and tea plant care to the full transformation process (green, black, yellow, white, and oolong teas).