Name: Tea Primer - 101 Basics of Tea
Start: 2025-03-23T10:00:00-0700
End: 2025-03-23T16:00:00-0700

Sunday March 23, 2025 10:00am - 4:00pm PDT

You will taste the six types of tea and learn evaluation and preparation techniques drawn from creative collaborations with renowned chefs, sommeliers, sensory evaluation scientists, and worldwide tea experts.

You'll learn:

What Is and Isn’t Tea
A Brief History of Tea
How are Tasting Tea and Tasting Wine Similar and Different
What are the factors that make each tea type look and taste different
Using Sensory Memory to Taste Tea

Plus sample six types of teas:

White Category
Green Category
Yellow Category
Oolong Category
Black Category
Pu’er Category

Speakers

Chris Johnston

Founder, Consultant

Having grown up in the tea business, Chris (Johnston) MacNitt started formally working in the family business in 2010. He was responsible for all tea quality and development. In 2017, he took a role at Starbucks, where he was responsible for quality and working with suppliers to elevate... Read More →

Sunday March 23, 2025 10:00am - 4:00pm PDT
Room #221

Conference Session

Registration Pass Tea Guru Pass, Add on
Track Tea Nerdery
Level Beginner

World Tea Expo 2025

Chris Johnston

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