Tea Taster
A profession that sharpens the senses.
A responsible job and fine art at the same time which requires not only talent, passion, taste and sensitivity but also negotiating skills, patience and a lot of experience.
One must be a true tea lover to work successfully as a Tea Taster.
It takes a long time tasting teas to become sensitized to the extent that one can judge a sample accurately.
So, it is no surprise that training time for a Tea Taster is about 7 years.
The object of the Tea Taster is to select from the available supply,
(thousands of teas produced each week, quality & price changing weekly with seasonal changes)
to maintain a blend of consistent quality and price.
Extract from German Tea Council information website.
