Enter The 2021
Golden Leaf Awards
Welcome to the 2021 Annual Golden Leaf Awards, This competition offers you an incredible opportunity to get your unique and beautiful teas out into the Australasian marketplace, and recognised Globally
The artwork is based on this years Featured Country Award: Sri Lanka
Australia’s premier tea awards event
The Golden Leaf Awards are Australia’s premier tea awards event. These awards focus on Australasia, however we also welcome participation from the global tea industry (however submitted teas must be commercially available within Australia).
Winning participants will receive a formal response by mail which confirms their score. Winners will also be provided with a print-ready seal to be used for all promotional materials and packaging.
Entry requirements
- A 25 gram sample of the tea(s) being entered and/or any other entry materials required by your category
- The barcode entrants were emailed needs to be securely stuck onto the tea packaging.
Entries sent in an open pouch, or pouches that open easily and result in tea falling out of the packaging will be disqualified upon receipt. Any entry packaging that indicates the name of the company that the tea is from will also be disqualified.
Barcode information must match what is noted on all entry forms, i.e. tea name and type. Competition coordinators will not assume entrants meant to send a different sample.
View and download a copy of our Rules and Regulations here.
The closing date for entries has been extended to the 7th of December 2021. All Golden Leaf Awards materials for ALL categories must be received by the 7th of December 2021. This includes postage time.
Matcha Tea Award
This award category is specifically for matcha teas. Matcha teas: Are in the form of green tea powder Often carry grassy notes and notes of seaweed.
Black Tea Award
This award category is specifically for black teas. Black teas are characterised by:
A distinctively black appearance, Full oxidisation and A full body.
Best Tea House Award
This award category is specifically for tea houses. If you own a tea house, compete in your state category for the name Best Tea House.
Herbal Tea Award
This award category is specifically for herbal teas (tisanes). Herbal teas are characterised by: No inclusion of the plant camellia sinensis (tea) A variety of different herbs, spices, fruits, etc.
Oolong Tea Award
This award category is specifically for oolong teas. Oolong teas are characterised by: A wide range of appearances that vary from green to very dark brown, Partial oxidisation – anywhere between 30 – 70% oxidised. A wide variety of deep flavours and tastes.
Green Tea Award
This award category is specifically for green teas. Green teas are characterised by: A distinctively green appearance, No intentional oxidisation and a light taste.
Feature Country: Sri-Lanka
This year the Feature Country is Sri Lanka, with a particular focus on small batch artisan teas. This category will only accept entries directly from artisan Sri Lankan tea farmers and companies. Other businesses who wish to enter teas from Sri Lanka can enter them under the tea type categories.
Chai Tea Award
This award category is specifically for chai teas. Chai teas are:
Spiced teas, containing ingredients such as cinnamon, cardamom, etc, often consumed with milk.
Yellow Tea Award
This award category is specifically for yellow teas. Yellow teas are characterised by: A yellow tinge to the dry leaf, A very light amount of oxidisation a taste similar to green tea, yet distinct.
White Tea Award
This award category is specifically for white teas. White teas are characterised by: Delicate flavours and tastes, Very minute intentional oxidisation, A light colour both in the dry leaf and the cup.
Other Awards
Our other Golden Leaf Awards with no defined category
Iced Tea Award
This award category is specifically for iced teas. Iced teas: Are served chilled, Can be made with a variety of different tea bases, including green, oolong, and black. Are made with a variety of different ingredients.
Puerh Tea Award
This award category is specifically for Puerh teas. Puerh teas: Come in the form of a compressed cake, Are fermented with varying levels of oxidisation.