Green Tea Sommelier School — Green Tea Course

Learn to taste green tea with attention.

This four-hour, small-group course is an introduction to professional green tea tasting and brewing. Designed for tea lovers, hospitality professionals, café owners, and future tea sommeliers, it teaches you how to recognise what makes one green tea different from another—and how processing, origin, water, temperature, and technique shape the final cup.

Led by Shane Kim, certified Korean Tea Sommelier and founder of KTeaShop, the course combines clear theory with guided tasting and hands-on practice.

What you will learn

• How green tea is made, from fresh leaf to finished tea
• The key differences between Korean, Japanese, and Chinese green teas
• How steaming, pan-firing, rolling, and drying influence aroma and flavour
• How to evaluate dry leaf, aroma, liquor, taste, texture, and finish
• How water temperature, dosage, and infusion time change the cup
• How to brew green tea consistently for personal or professional service
• How to describe tea clearly and build your own tasting vocabulary

Course format

• 4-hour in-person course
• Guided comparative tasting
• Hands-on brewing practice
• Maximum 4 students per date
• Course taught in English

Course details

Location: Zürich, Switzerland. Exact venue details will be sent after booking.
Price: CHF 300 per person
Dates: 21, 22, or 23 August 2026
Duration: 4 hours

This is not simply a certificate to place on a wall. It is a way of tasting—with attention—that you can keep for life.