Mixology
Explore tea’s place in modern mixology. Create bold, balanced cocktails and mocktails making tea the star performer. Learn flavour pairing and techniques of the mixologist.
Outline
From shaken matcha to infused spirits, discover how tea transforms cocktails and creative drinks. Explore balance, texture, and aroma across both alcohol and alcohol-free options.
This unit offers a professional yet playful introduction to using tea in mixed drinks. Whether you’re a bartender, tea sommelier or creative host, you’ll learn how tea contributes aroma and structure to your drinks menu.
You’ll explore brewing, cold infusion, flavour balance, tea syrups, spirit infusion and even advanced techniques like flash extraction and fat-washing. Each technique is explained with practical tips and flavour logic. You’ll learn how tea can enhance mouthfeel, soften bitterness, and bring complexity to drinks served hot or cold, shaken or stirred.
Live Q&A session
You have the opportunity to join a professional mixologist in a 1 hour Q&A session to get the benefit of his experience and explore ideas or clarify technique.
On completion
At the end of the unit, you’ll complete a multiple-choice quiz.
Qualification
Once passed, you’ll receive an OCN London digital badge to demonstrate your understanding of tea in mixology.
This unit is an optional unit in the Tea Sommelier Award
Snapshot
- 1 hour live Q&A
- Self-guided study online
- William Campbell-Rowntree
- £225
Other units in Tea Sommelier Award
In order to achieve the Tea Sommelier Award you must complete all four core units, one optional unit and a Final Project. Some of these are below.
Develop the vocabulary to describe tea with clarity and imagination and learn to express yourself around the sensory aspects of tea across cultures and contexts.
- 1 hour live Q&A
- Self-guided study online
Explore how tea is grown, processed, traded and consumed through the lens of sustainability and learn what it takes to make tea production fair, resilient and future-ready.
- Self-guided study online
Explore how tea pairs with food across cultures and regional cooking. Understand balance, contrast, and how to bring tea and food combinations together with skill and imagination.
- Self-guided study online
