Enter The 2024
Golden Leaf Awards
Join Australia’s premier tea awards event and get your teas recognized in the Australasian marketplace and globally. Open to both local and international tea producers, this competition offers you the chance to elevate your brand with a respected industry award. All teas submitted must be commercially available in Australia, either through a retailer or online. Winners will receive a prestigious medal, certificate, and a print-ready seal to use in all your promotional materials and packaging, boosting your brand’s visibility and credibility.
Golden Leaf Awards 2024 will open for entries on the 23rd September 2024 and close for entries on the 22nd of November 2024.
All entries must be received for judging by the 29th of November. Winners will be announced in the second week of January 2024.
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Feature Country: Vietnam
This year the Feature Country is Vietnam, with a particular focus on small batch artisan black, green, oolong and white teas. We have also included categories for Scented Teas and Fermented Tea Cakes production as these are major categories of tea production in Vietnam, as well as special categories for each tea-producing region. This category will only accept entries directly from artisan Vietnamese tea farmers and Vietnamese tea companies. Other businesses who wish to enter teas from Vietnam can enter them under the tea type categories.
Feature Country FC001 – Black Tea
$65.00
Feature Country FC002 – Green Tea
$65.00
Feature Country FC003 – Oolong Tea
$65.00
Feature Country FC004 – White Tea
$65.00
Feature Country FC005 – Scented Tea
$65.00
Feature Country FC006 – Fermented Tea Cakes
$65.00
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.
White Tea W001 – Single Origin
$65.00
White Tea W002 – Natural Blend
$65.00
White Tea W003 – Flavoured Blend
$65.00
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.
Green Tea GR001 – Japan (excl. Matcha)
$65.00
Green Tea GR002 – Single Origin Korea
$65.00
Green Tea GR003 – Single Origin China
$65.00
Green Tea GR004 – Single Origin India
$65.00
Green Tea GR005 – Single Origin Sri Lanka
$65.00
Green Tea GR006 – Best Australian Green Tea
$65.00
Green Tea GR007 – Single Origin Kenya
$65.00
Green Tea GR008 – Best Green Tea Worldwide
$65.00
Green Tea GR009 – Natural Blend
$65.00
Green Tea GR010 – Flavoured Blend
$65.00
Green Tea GR011 – Tea Bags (flavoured)
$65.00
Green Tea GR012 – Tea Bags (non-flavoured)
$65.00
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.
Matcha Tea M001 – Commercial Grade
$65.00
Matcha Tea M002 – Ceremonial Grade
$65.00
Matcha Tea M003 – Matcha Genmaicha
$65.00
Matcha Tea M004 – Matcha Blend
$65.00
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 and a taste similar to green tea, yet distinct.
Yellow Tea Y001 – Overall
$65.00
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.
Oolong Tea OG001 – Light
$65.00
Oolong Tea OG002 – Dark
$65.00
Oolong Tea OG003 – Oriental Beauty
$65.00
Oolong Tea OG004 – Wuyi Rock
$65.00
Oolong Tea OG005 – Natural Blend
$65.00
Oolong Tea OG006 – Flavoured Blend
$65.00
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.
Black Tea B001 – Breakfast Blends – Blended (non-flavoured)
$65.00
Black Tea B002 – Flavoured (not Earl Grey)
$65.00
Black Tea B003 – Natural Blend
$65.00
Black Tea B004 – Tea Bag Blend (non-flavoured)
$65.00
Black Tea B005 – Tea Bag Blend (flavoured)
$65.00
Black Tea B006 – Earl Grey
$65.00
Black Tea B007 – Earl Grey French or non-traditional
$65.00
Black Tea B008 – Ceylon
$65.00
Black Tea B009 – Darjeeling
$65.00
Black Tea B010 – Kenya
$65.00
Black Tea B011 – India
$65.00
Black Tea B012 – Australasia (PNG, New Zealand)
$65.00
Black Tea B013 – Best Australian Black Tea Origin Australia
$65.00
Black Tea B014 – Best Single Origin Worldwide
$65.00
Black Tea B015 – Single Origin China
$65.00
Black Tea B016 – Single Origin Indonesia
$65.00
Purple Tea Award
This category is for Purple Tea. Purple teas are produced from a cultivar of the Assamica varietal with increased anthocyanins in the young leaf tips; these produce a liquor with a violet hue when steeped.
Purple Tea PT001 – Overall Winner
$65.00
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.
Puerh Tea PH001 – Sheng
$65.00
Puerh Tea PH002 – Shou
$65.00
Puerh Tea PH003 – Natural Blend
$65.00
Puerh Tea PH004 – Flavoured Blend
$65.00
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.
Chai Tea C001 – Traditional; Black Tea Base
$65.00
Chai Tea C002 – Non-traditional
$65.00
Chai Tea C003 – Tea Bag
$65.00
Chai Tea C004 – Chai Powder
$65.00
Chai Tea C005 – Sticky or Wet Traditional Base
$65.00
Chai Tea C006 – Sticky or Wet Non-Traditional Base
$65.00
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.
Herbal HB001 – Loose Blend (Unflavoured)
$65.00
Herbal HB002 – Loose Blend Flavoured
$65.00
Herbal HB003 – Tea Bag Blend
$65.00
Herbal HB004 – Fruit Infusion
$65.00
Herbal HB005 – Rooibos Blend
$65.00
Herbal HB006 – Herbal Australiana
$65.00
Functional & Wellness Teas Award
This Award is for herbal and tea-based functional and wellness blends. Functional and wellness blends have consistently been one of the largest categories in the Herbal Blends Award & the Australian market and this year we have split it into its own category.
Functional/Wellness WE001 – Herbal (Unflavoured, caffeine free)
$65.00
Functional/Wellness WE002 – Herbal (Flavoured, caffeine free)
$65.00
Functional/Wellness WE003 – Tea-based (Unflavoured, contains caffeine)
$65.00
Functional/Wellness WE004 – Tea-based (Flavoured, contains caffeine)
$65.00
Functional/Wellness WE005 – Powdered, caffeine-free
$65.00
Functional/Wellness WE006 – Powdered, contains caffeine
$65.00
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.
Iced Tea IT001 – Commercially Available RTD (still)
$65.00
Iced Tea IT002 – Freshly Made
$65.00
Iced Tea IT003 – Cocktail Blend
$65.00
Iced Tea IT004 – Commercially Available RTD (Sparkling)
$65.00
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.
Best Tea House BTH001 – Victoria
$65.00
Best Tea House BTH002 – NSW (& ACT)
$65.00
Best Tea House BTH003 – Queensland
$65.00
Best Tea House BTH004 – Tasmania
$65.00
Best Tea House BTH005 – Northern Territory
$65.00
Best Tea House BTH006 – South Australia
$65.00
Best Tea House BTH007 – Western Australia
$65.00
Other Awards
Our other Golden Leaf Awards with no defined category
ER001 – Best Tea/Food Inspired Menu
$65.00
ER002 – Best Tea Menu
$65.00
ER003 – Best Tea Packaging
$65.00
ER004 – Best Tea Website
$65.00
ER005 – Kombucha
$65.00
ER006 – Best Tea Publication
$65.00
ER007 – Best Tea Event Australia
$65.00
ER008 – Best Tea Event Worldwide
$65.00
ER009: Best Tea-inspired Beauty Product
$65.00
ER010: Best Global Tea Initiative
$65.00
Entry requirements
- A 25 gram sample of the tea(s) being entered and/or any other entry materials required by your category
- The serial number entrants receive via email needs to be securely stuck or written on 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.
Serial number 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.
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. We ask that all teas submitted be commercially available within Australia, either through a retailer or online.
All participants will receive a formal response by email which confirms their score. Winners will also be provided with a print-ready seal to be used for all promotional materials and packaging. Winners will receive a medal and a certificate.