Nanyang Tea Challenge 2026 The main objectives of this Challenge are to let more people know about the unique heritage Nanyang tea blend and to cultivate the habit of drinking tea. You don’t have to be a tea expert to be a Challenger. What you need is a brave heart to challenge yourself to a new height. The preliminary rounds will be conducted online and the Final Round will be conducted physically at Peranakan Museum, Ixora Room.
Round 1: Tasting and Identifying the 5 Nanyang Tea (40 points)
Challengers will be given unnamed pack of the 5 Nanyang Tea* to taste and submit their answer online. *5 Nanyang Teas: Renowned Unknown Fragrance, Ping Pong Tie Guanyin, Wuyi Iron Arhat, Grade 1 Tie Guanyin and Sin Choon Daffodil
Round 2: Nanyang Tea Brewing (60 points)
Challengers will record a video of himself/herself doing the brewing process using the Heritage Nanyang Tea Combo Set. Scores for this round will be obtained from online polls. The top 8 scorers for round 1 plus round 2 will proceed to round 3 subjected to display of proficiency in their tea brewing process. The scores will not be carried forward to round 3.
Round 3 (Final): Nanyang Tea, The Maritime Edition (100 points)
The final placement will be based on combined scores from judges’ evaluation. Challengers will blend a new Nanyang Tea using at least 2 types of pre-determined Oolong tea and a maximum of 2 types of pre-determined Maritime inspired ingredients, after tasting the tea and ingredients. Challengers will present the blended tea using the Heritage Nanyang Tea Combo Set and pair it with one pre-determined Maritime inspired Food.
The judges will taste the blended tea, grade the tea blend as well as evaluate it’s suitability with the selected delicacy. Judging for Round 3 will be based on:
- The quality of the blended tea
- The complementary factor of the tea-food pairing
- The overall presentation
For Round 3, the main focus will be on creativity and innovation. All Challengers will be awarded Gold, Silver or Bronze Awards depending on their highest attainment in this Challenge and win prizes worth up to S$800.
南洋茶挑战赛 2026
本次挑战赛的主要目标是让更多人了解独特的南洋茶文化遗产，并培养喝茶的习惯。你不需要是茶艺专家才能成为挑战者，所需的只是勇敢的心，挑战自我，迈向新高度。初赛将在线进行，决赛将在娘惹博物馆，Ixora Room 现场举行。
第一轮： 品鉴与识别5款南洋茶（40分）
挑战者将获得五款未标明名称的南洋茶包，品尝后在线提交答案。
5款南洋茶：著名不知香、乒乓铁冠音、武夷铁罗汉、一级铁观音、新春水仙
第二轮： 冲泡南洋茶（60分）
挑战者将录制自己使用南洋茶艺组合套装的泡茶过程视频。该轮的评分将通过在线投票获得。前8名第一轮和第二轮总得分的挑战者将晋级第三轮，前提是泡茶过程展示了足够的熟练度。得分不会延续到第三轮。
第三轮（决赛）： 南洋茶海事版（100分）
挑战将进行现场直播，观众可以在线投票。最终排名将根据评委评分和在线投票的综合结果确定，评委评分的权重较大。挑战者将在品尝指定茶样和海事草本材料后，使用规定的至少2种乌龙茶类与最多2种海事草本材料调配出一款全新的南洋茶，并使用南洋茶艺组合套装呈现，搭配在1种指定得海事美食。
评委将品尝调配的茶，评分茶的质量并评估其与所选美食的搭配适宜性。第三轮的评分将基于以下几点：
- 调配茶的质量
- 茶与美食搭配的互补性
- 整体呈现
在第三轮，主要关注创意和创新性。所有挑战者将根据在挑战中的最高成就获得金奖、银奖或铜奖，并赢得高达 S$800 的奖品。