Global Tea Championship Presents Medals at Single-Serve Hot and Iced Small Batch Tea Evaluation

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1 For Immediate Release CONTACT: Aaron Kiel ak PR group office cell Global Tea Championship Presents Medals at Single-Serve Hot and Iced Small Batch Tea Evaluation More Than 50 Teas Receive Global Tea Championship Honors; Some of the Winning Teas Will Be Featured at the Winners Tasting Circle at World Tea Expo, June 12 14, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nev. NEW YORK (Feb. 8, 2018) The Global Tea Championship (GTC) presented 58 gold, silver and bronze medals to the best single-serve hot and iced small batch teas during its recent evaluation, Jan in Boulder, Colo. The Global Tea Championship is an independent competition that evaluates and distinguishes the highest quality and best tasting specialty teas. All Global Tea Championship winners will be featured in an upcoming Global Tea Buyers Guide. In addition, all winners will have the opportunity to showcase their winning teas at World Tea Expo 2018 in the GTC Winners Tasting Circle (if they are exhibiting or attending the show). They ll also have a chance to win a People s Tea Choice Award, as voted upon by World Tea Expo attendees. World Tea Expo takes place June 12 14, 2018 at the Las Vegas Convention Center (with a pre-conference program June 10-11). See WorldTeaExpo.com. To learn more about the Global Tea Championship, upcoming evaluations and how to enter, visit TeaChampionship.com or info@teachampionship.com. Winners of the Global Tea Championship Single-Serve Hot and Iced Small Batch Evaluation include: Single Cup Black (Single Origin) Bronze: Crystal Geyser/Teajava Tea, Teajava Original Black Tea Bagged Black (Single Origin) Silver: Newby Teas, Assam Tea Bags Bronze: Walters Bay, Walters Bay English Breakfast Black Blended Silver: Newby Teas, Masala Chai Tea Bags Bronze: Firepot Nomadic Teas, Soul Revival Breakfast Black Silver: Walters Bay, Walters Bay English Breakfast Bronze: Farmer Brothers Co., Artisan English Breakfast Sachet Black Flavored Silver: Farmer Brothers Co., Farmer Brothers Tropical Sunrise Tea Bag Bronze: Mighty Leaf Tea, Organic Earl Grey 1

2 Green Blended Silver: Newby Teas, Moroccan Mint Tea Bags Green Flavored Silver: Tea Forte, Organic Cherry Blossom Hanami Bronze: Newby Teas, Jasmine Blossom Tea Bags Green Pan Fired Bronze: Farmer Brothers Co., Farmer Brothers Green Tea Bag Green Steamed Bronze: Shohokuenchaten Co., Ltd., Uji Gyokuro Tea Bag Green Steamed Matcha Bronze: Firepot Nomadic Teas, Illuminated Mind Herbal Gold: Newby Teas, Chamomile Tea Bags Silver: Mighty Leaf Tea, Organic Mint Melange Bronze: SerendipiTea, Ginger Herbal Blended Silver: Teazen, Floral Scent of Pyeongchang Bronze: Mighty Leaf Tea, Organic Verbena Mint Herbal Flavored Gold: Mighty Leaf Tea, Organic Chamomile Yuzu Silver: Florapharm Tea USA, Teabreak Sunberry Fruit Infusion Bronze: Celestial Seasonings, Lemon Lavender Lane Herbal Tea Functional Tea Silver: Celestial Seasonings, Sleepytime Detox Herbal Supplement Bronze: Fertile Foods Inc., Organic Fertility Tea by Moontime Tea Dark Oolong Bronze: Teatulia Organic Teas, Teatulia Oolong Tea Green Oolong Silver: Mighty Leaf Tea, Organic Iron Goddess Oolong Flavored Bronze: Newby Teas, Milk Oolong Tea Bags Pu-erh/Dark Flavored Silver: The Tea Spot, Bolder Breakfast Pu-erh/Dark Tea Silver: SerendipiTea, PuErh 2

3 Rooibos Flavored Silver: Mighty Leaf Tea, Organic African Nectar Bronze: Newby Teas, Rooibos Orange Tea Bags White Blended Bronze: Caribbean Cure Ltd., Cardamom Antioxidant White Flavored Bronze: SerendipiTea, White Peach Instant Breakfast Silver: Cusa Tea, Organic English Breakfast Green Blended Gold: Pique Tea, Pique Tea Crystals Jasmine Green Flavored Silver: Cusa Tea, Mango Green Tea Green Steamed Gold: Pique Tea, Pique Tea Crystals Sencha Japanese Green Tea Herbal Blended Gold: Pique Tea, Pique Tea Crystals Hibiscus Mint Small Batch Iced Flavored Black Silver: China Mist, Fiesta Fria Bronze: SerendipiTea, Lili uokalani Black Straight Silver: PT Harendong Green Farm, Organic Premium Black Tea Bronze: Florapharm Tea USA, Black Tea Ceylon BOP Somerset Flavored Green Silver: SerendipiTea, Coconutty Nilsson Bronze: China Mist, China Mist Coconut Pineapple Naturally Flavored Iced Green Tea Flavored Oolong Bronze: La Crème Coffee & Tea, Devon s Heaven Tea Flavored White Gold: Teasource, Machu Peach-u 3

4 Flavored Pu-erh/Dark Gold: The Tea Spot, Bolder Breakfast Flavored Herbal/Tisane Silver: Teatulia Organic Teas, Teatulia Hibiscus Berry Iced Herbal Tea Bronze: Florapharm Tea USA, Strawberry Guava Natural Flavored Rooibos Gold: The Tea Spot, Blood Orange Smoothie Blended Herbal Silver: China Mist, China Mist Berry Hibiscus Iced Herbal Tea Bronze: Teapigs, Liquorice & Peppermint Iced Tea Herbal Straight Bronze: Kasira Tea, Perla Negra Whole Fruit Cascara Straight Oolong Silver: PT Harendong Green Farm, Organic Premium Oolong Tea Blended Rooibos Gold: SerendipiTea, Red Oz Judges Choice SerendipiTea, Jasmine Green Firsd Tea North America, LLC, Toasted Pu-erfection I would like to congratulate the winners of the recent Global Tea Championship competition, said Scott Svihula, founder of Orlando, Fla.-based Hula Consulting, an independent tea consultancy, and one of the GTC evaluators. You should be very proud of your teas, as they re some of the highest quality and best tasting specialty teas. Sponsors of this Global Tea Championship evaluation included: Equipment Sponsor Wilbur Curtis, a leading manufacturer of tea brewers and accessories. Water Sponsor GC Water, which provides the best water treatment products in the industry, as well as innovative ways to customize water for product enhancement. Other GTC judges for this evaluation included Rob McCaleb, founder and president of the Herb Research Foundation in Boulder, Colo., and Gilbert Kendzior, owner of All Points Tea Consulting in Wilmington, N.C. The next Global Tea Championship will take place in March for the Fall Harvest Loose Tea Evaluation. Of note: A new category for 2018 is the Unique Tea Open Class. This category is for teas such as small batch teas, teas with unique processing methods, one-of-a-kind teas, etc. Some examples could include African Purple Tea, First Flush Japanese Black Tea, Tai Ping Hou Kui Green Tea from China, Lotus Tea from Vietnam, etc. Svihula said, What s great about this category is that there are no limits to how many teas a company can enter, and how many medals can be given out. To learn more about the Global Tea Championship, visit TeaChampionship.com. 4

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