It is one of the specialized professions in tea industry in which quality of tea is examined. You and I probably will not realize the difference in taste but these professionals with their sharp taste buds will not only identify the kind of fragrance but also the content. Tea being an everlasting beverage has numerous effects on body and that where value of Tea Taster lies.
It was described, in a recent advertisement, as “the best job in the country, but one that few know exists”. Successful applicants would travel the world from India to Argentina and their primary function would be to drink tea.
Tea tasting is an art as rarefied as whisky blending or wine connoisseurship, but even the humblest supermarket teabag is the result of hours of expert sipping, grading and blending. “Tea is a natural crop and so taste and quality can vary,” says Giles Oakley, a tea taster and buyer with Tetley. “Sometimes harvests in one area can be scarce so you have to change the source and recipe of the leaves and the skill of the taster and blender ensures that this doesn’t alter the taste of a bra