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Information zur Workshop-Teilnahme

Die Teilnahme an allen Workshops und Programmpunkten ist nur mit gültigem Festival-Ticket möglich.
Je nach Raum und Gastgeber:in können zusätzliche Gebühren anfallen.

Für kostenpflichtige Angebote ist eine vorherige Anmeldung erforderlich.
📩 Anmeldung per E-Mail an: booking@berlin-tea-festival.de

💳 Die Bezahlung erfolgt vor Ort am Veranstaltungstag.


Workshop Participation Info

Participation in all workshops and program activities requires a valid festival ticket.
Additional fees may apply depending on the venue and workshop host.

For paid sessions, advance registration is required.
📩 Please register via email: booking@berlin-tea-festival.de

💳 Payment is made on site on the day of the event.

SATURNDAY, 08.11

SUNDAY, 09.11

Atelier 2

11:15 - 12:15
EN

Taiwanese Black Tea – A Century in a Cup
History. Terroir. Innovation.

Talk by Dr.Po-An, Chen

Refined over 100 years, Taiwanese black tea is making its mark once again on the global stage. This tasting experience takes you on a journey through time — from Taiwan’s early 20th-century tea boom to today’s modern craftsmanship.
What to Expect:
🍃 Discover the legacy of Taiwan’s black tea tradition
🌱 Learn how terroir and innovation shape its unique flavors
🍵 Taste iconic styles like Ruby Red (TTES No.18), Fragrant Black Tea, Red Oolong, and High Mountain Black
Led by a Taiwanese tea flavor expert, this guided tasting brings together history, culture, and flavor — all in one cup.

12:30 - 13:00
DE

Yunnan Reise 2026

🍃Wir fahren nach Yunnan! 
🌱 Info-Vortrag

Cloudwalkers

13:15 - 13:45
EN

A bug that created its own tea - Jacobiasca Formosana

🌿 From Farm Pest to Eco-Hero 
Learn how one tiny insect transformed Taiwan’s tea industry! Discover the stories behind Oriental Beauty, Gui Fei, and Honey Fragrance teas  — and explore how nature, geography , and history  come together in the art of Taiwanese tea with XianCha Tea.

XianCha Tea

14:00 - 15:00
EN

Quality of tea in sensory perception

Talk by Toby Hurschler

🍵 There is no noteworthy discourse in the Western world on the topic of sensory tea quality — understood here as the overall sensory impression of tea. Approaches to this subject vary widely: they range from trained tasting panels striving for scientific objectivity, to experience-based evaluation criteria, to spiritual or intuitive dimensions. This talk is an attempt to situate and contextualize this complex and often controversial topic. Rather than proposing a definitive definition of quality, it aims to present a range of perspectives, highlight their implications, and open space for reflection and exchange. The question of method remains open — the focus lies on mapping existing approaches and initiating a dialogue about how sensory quality is perceived, evaluated, and negotiated.

XianCha Tea