ACADEMY EXTRAS: Teas, Talks and Tastings.

A programme of regular evening and weekend events exploring all aspects of the tea world. Everyone is welcome!

Join us for an unmissable interactive tea and chocolate tasting tutored by the founders of Marulin teas and Fifth Dimension Chocolates. In this tasting experience, you will enjoy six unique Taiwanese teas with six amazing chocolates. During the session, you will learn how some of the teas and chocolates are made, how to differentiate good quality products, and the interesting stories behind the flavours.

Included in the ticket price is a complimentary Marulin teacup.

After the event you will be able to purchase the teas and chocolates - perfect for unique and delicious Christmas presents! Don’t miss this fantastic taste experience!

We will taste the following teas and suggest their chocolate pairings:

Alishan Handpicked Milk Oolong (Great Taste 2**)
Uncle Lin’s Four Seasons Oolong version 3 (Spring 2018) (Great Taste 1*)
Dark Roasted Dong Ding Oolong (Great Taste 1*)
Honey Black Tea - Handpicked
Sun Moon Lake ‘Apple Brandy’ Black Tea
Hakka Tea with Green Tea

About Marulin:
Marulin is an award-winning independent London-based tea company that sources artisanal teas from their family farms and friends in Taiwan. With four generations of tea farmers, producers, and masters in their family, Marulin’s heritage is rooted in making fine, unique oolong teas in small batches. Marulin’s team includes trained Tea Sommeliers from the UK Tea Academy. The company’s founder, Chau-Jean Lin, is the tutor for UK Tea Academy Taiwanese tea Masterclass.

About Fifth Dimension Chocolates:
Fifth Dimension Chocolates is an internationally-renowned British chocolatier specialising in luxury handmade chocolates and caramel sauces. The aim is to create a sensory experience in fine chocolates, by combining classic and unusual flavours with chocolate using premium, fine flavour single-origin cocoa.

This London-based company has won over 50 awards since it was founded in 2013 by Russell Pullan and Albert Chau - both are self-taught when it comes to chocolate-making and flavour development, and both are certified chocolate tasters from the International Institute of Chocolate and Cacao Tasting.

Please note that due to the low price of this event and our fixed admin/booking system costs, we are unable to offer refunds for cancellation or no-show.

Tea and Chocolate Pairing (Academy Extra event)