Tea Masters Cup Russia 2021: Winners

Tea is a way of life in Russia. As Masters Talk had reported, Tea Masters Cup championship of the 2020-2021 cycle has been successfully held in Russia. The winners in the Tea Preparation and Tea Tasting categories were selected on March 12-13 in Moscow (within the framework of the largest industrial event in Russia – Coffee Tea Cacao Russian Expo).

The difficult time of the pandemic, in which the championship was held, attracted special attention to the event. Due to the tense epidemiological situation in different regions of the country, the traditional regional qualifying rounds were canceled, but at the same time, the possible number of participants in the final was increased. The championship, held in an open and friendly atmosphere, was attended by 61 tea masters from all over Russia.

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  1. Tea Preparation category

Sixteen participants presented 2 drinks to the judges: Master’s Tea (any pure tea brewed in any way) and Ogranizers Tea (pure Ceylon tea that had to be prepared using the equipment provided by the organizer and served in To Go format).

Winners

First Place : Olga-Alicia Daineko (who already represented Russia at the world final in 2017)

Second Place : Alisa Sytina (Cantata)

Third Place : Elena Pazhetnykh (Japanesetea.ru) took the third place.

2. Tea Tasting Category

Each participant was given 6 individual sets of 3 black cups, where one cup with infusion was always different from the two others. Within three minutes, the master had to identify the different cups in all sets.

Winners

First Place: Nikolai Dolgiy (Orimi Group), managed to determine 6 out of 6 cups.

Second place: Ksenia Lozovskaya (Chaism.pro), 

Third place: Ilya Goncharov (May).

The general sponsors of the Tea Masters Cup Russia were the leader of the Russian tea market and the 4th largest tea company in the world – Orimi Group, as well as the Sri Lanka Tea Board, which provide the best tea Ceylon tea samples for championship. The competition was held by technical support of the Franco company – distributor of Marco.

You can find the full photo album Tea Preparation here and Tea Tasting here

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References

  1. Main Source: https://masterstalk.online/2021/03/30/tea-masters-cup-russia-2021/