Twinings Tea Training for Costa Coffee

Tea rituals varies all around the world

Ireland is the highest consumers in tea per capita. Secondly

followed by Turkey (Apple Tea). Uk comes third.
165 million cups a day in the UK.70 mil cups of coffee a day.
Everybody prefers their tea different. We will contour to
what people like their teas.

History of tea

Tea originated 5000 years ago In china by Shengnum

(Herbalist)
According to legends, He was boiling water below a Tea
Tree. Tea leaves fell into his pot of water
1600s introduced in Europe. Discovered by the Dutch.
2000 coffee shops in London in the 1650s.
In 1657 tea was started in England as a medicinal herb.
1662 the queen made it popular. Tea was worth more than
gold.

Twinings History

Thomas Twining was the founder of Twinings tea in 1706AD.

First tea shop opened in London, Started of with selling
coffee.
He Learned his trade from East India Company. After he
thought he had enough knowledge about doing his own
business, he opened his own shop.
He allowed ladies in his shop apart from the norms where
ladies werent allowed into coffee shops.
In 1711 AD he opened his first lose leaf tea shop called
Golden Lion.
Twinings have been serving every king and queen since.
Twinings had the first Logo in the world 1787 AD, made by
Richard Twining.
He also got the tax reduced for tea, which was very high at
that time.
Ealr grey was an actual person who was the Former Prime
Minister of GB.
Richard twinings the second introduced the Earl Grey tea.
Queen Victoria (awarded Twinings the Royal Warrant 1837.
 In 1930s, English Breakfast was invented by Twinings for
serving everyone in breakfast for Britain and would go great
with milk.
In 1908 tea bags were invented by accident in the US
Tea Bags got popular in 1950s.
In 1990s infusions and green teas were introduced.
Associated British Foods is the mother company of
Twninings at the current moment.

Tea Plants

All teas varieties come from One plant and have two sub-species.

Camelia Sinensis (Founded in China in 5000BC) is the Tea Plant.All

different teas are made by manipulating the one tea plant. 6 diff
varieties can be done.

Cameloa sinensis sinensis

Chinese Variety
Hardier plant
Grows in ahigher altitude
More citrusy and fresher
Hibernates during winter

Camelia sinensis assamica

Founded in Assam by a scottishmen
Grows in a lower altidute, all year round
A bit fussier to grow
Richer, earthier and robust

White Tea

Lightest and purest form of tea

Picked always in spring, when the lightest and freshest
leaves come thru
Has caffiene
Put out on bamboo trays, and dried
Brwed at 90 deg at 2-3 mins
Least yielded
Only buds and top leaf are plucked
Top are silver tips bottom white peany/ bai mu dan

Yellow Tea
 Very very rare
Made with 3-4 days with high effort and skills
Soft and smooth, very subtle
Passed down knowledge in family

Green Tea
Healthy
More antioxidants
First two leaves are plucked

- Sencha
Steamed
Preserved
Dried
- Pan Fired(long jing)
Takes longer(10-15mins)
Oolong

More leaves are picked 3-4

Wither the leaves, process of losing water and
moisture, 30-50% water
Shake the leaves to bruise in a bamboo tray or a
roller, controlled oxidation
Green oolong
o Oxidize a little bit and keep green
o Lighter and fresher
Black oolong
o Bruise it more and oxidize more
o Bolder
Dry it and roll them by hands

Black tea
Most popular in the uk
Picked later on in the year
Needs more time to photosynthesise and develop nutrition
Pick the bud and first 3-4 leaves
Can pick 25-32 kg a day, wet leaf
Withered
20 cubic tons of air is rotated every 20mins overnight
Tea is rolled, Breaks the leaf and its cells
Leave it to oxidize for 3-4 hours and dry
Earthy, malty and robust

Puerh
Fermented tea
Only made in yuan province in china
 Fermented by the environment and the materials like
yeast

PLANTATION TO CUP

All grown on raised heights

Plucking
Hand picked
Best quality
Keeps plants alive for longer
Provides jobs
Can be selective
Only the mature ones are plucked
Better for the environment

ETP (Ethical Tea Partnership)

Formed in 1997 by twinings and few other tea companys

Charity organizations
No child labour
Gender equality
Education
Health
Etc.

Infusion

Does not contain tea and caffeine

- Flowers
- Roybus
- Mint
- Roots
- Fruits
- Spices

Tea Bags VS Loose Leaf teas

Quicker reaction Slower reaction
Bolder colour Brighter fragnant
Bubbles More clear and cleaner
More sediments cup

Flat Floral notes fruitiness

No body Brighter aroamas
Blunt sweetness More sweetness
Astringency
Heavier mouthfeel
Presence of aftertaste

Limitations with lose leaf teas in a coffee shop

Why is it more expensive?

Doesn't look like tea I norm have or make at home.
I dont like change.
Its too much hastle.
Can you make it sweeter

Costa Finer store tea range

Rosey white fig

- White tea
- Large and full leaves
- 90 degree water, if boiled will burn the tea
- Bai mu dan
- Brewed for 2-3 mins
- Best without milk

Visual- Clear,
Amber
Aroma-Yellow
roses
Taste
Profiles-
Light and
sweet
High umami
Astringent
Green tea
- Secha tea
 - 85 degrees
- Smaller and flatter leaves
- 2 mins brew time
- Without milk

Visual- Dull
or pale, Light
green
Aroma and
Taste-
Medium
strength
Fresh
Seaweed
Mouthfurring
Full english
- Blend of black teas from kenya, assam and shilong
- 97 degrees
- 3-5 mins brew time
- Best with milk
Dull film
Brown and
oily
Earthy
Seaweed
Choclate
Bitterness
Light
Dry long
aftertaste

The Earl
- From china, anhui province
- Bergamot oil and keemot flavour
- 97 degrees
- With or without milk or lemon
- 3 mins

Clear
Amber
Forest floor
Citrus
Peachy
Heavy
Medium
 All day decaf
- Black tea
- Decaf
- Milder flavour
- 2mgs of caffeine compared to 25 gms
- 97 degrees
- With or without milk

Oily and light

brown
Seaweed
Mild and dried
fruit
Woddy
Coarse
Light aftertaste

Elderflower blossom dargeeling

- Blacktea
- 2nd flush
- Quite light
- 2-3 mins brew
- 90 degrees

Bright
Golden
Citrus
Floral

Superfruity
- Infusion
- 97 degrees
- Raspberries, strawberry, blueberries, hibiscus,
beetroot
- 3 mins brew
 Mint
- Infusion
- 2-3 mins
- Without milk
- 97 degrees

Tea Rituals