Huang Jianhua from Taiwan is the winner of the inaugural China National Tea Brewers Cup competition.
Twenty-five tea sommeliers particiated in three rounds of competition during the three-day event that ended May 8, according to head judge Nathan Wakeford, managing director of Somage Fine Foods.
“The competition is a protracted war both physically and mentally,” said the victorius Jianhua, 36, who received $1,000. “I’d like to thank the competition for it gives me an opportunity to view Chinese tea culture from a higher perspective, it also helps me to realize about the improvement room for the industry and how I should sustain continuous learning,” he said after receiving the Brita Cup WTBC trophy. Wei Chuwei from Guizhou took second and Gu Zongquan from Tianjin won third. The event at the Shangai New International Expo Center was sponsored by Cafe Culture, SIAL China and the World Tea Championship.
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