Dilmah & Marriott International Natural Luxury Sommelier Challenge – China Edition with Ceylon Tea Tasting Gala

A celebration of tea-inspiration, innovation and conscious luxury…

The Dilmah & Marriott International Natural Luxury Sommelier Challenge – China Edition and Ceylon Tea Tasting Gala brought together nearly 90 Marriott International hotels across Greater China, redefining the experience of Ceylon Tea in luxury hospitality. After rigorous evaluations in creative tea concepts, techniques infusing tea with other ingredients and spirits as well as tea-inspired gastronomic pairings, 12 outstanding teams emerged finalists.

The grand finale took place at the JW Marriott Hotel in Shanghai Fengxian, with the judging by Dilhan C. Fernando, Tea Grower & Chairman / CEO of Dilmah Tea; Stephen Lim, Director of Restaurants & Bars for Marriott International Greater China; Sven Wunram, Culinary Director of Marriott International Greater China; and Ho Hoang Huy, well-known Vietnamese mixologist. Also, in attendance was Roshan Tissaaratchy, Executive Director of Dilmah Tea.

Congratulations to all the winning teams and talented sommeliers who redefined tea in fine dining and mixology!

• Best Inspirational Tea Beverage Award: Charles Kaderabek, Renaissance Harbor View Hong Kong Hotel
• Best Food Pairing Award: Lydia Song, The Shanghai Edition
• Best Tea Sommelier Award: Amanda Au Yeung, The Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong
• Best Tea-Inspired Team Collaboration Award: Christ Dong & Rain Huang, The Westin Guangzhou

Read the article on TimeOut (Shanghai): https://www.timeoutshanghai.com/features/Hotels/105584/Dilmah–Marriott-International-Natural-Luxury-Sommelier-Challenge—China-Edition-with-Ceylon-Tea-Tasting-Gala.html