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Quality:
Each lot of tea must be sampled before it is allowed to leave the factory on its way to
the customer. The freshly made tea is carefully measured out and brewed up in
special cups made specially for sampling.
The visual appearance of the leaves is
checked before the actual tasting begins.
Here the teas are all brewed and ready to taste. The brewed leaves are set on top of
the brewing cups so that their color and aroma can be observed. The fresh tea has
been poured into white cups so that the tasting can begin. |
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Aroma plays a major role in
the sense of taste. The tester inhales the bouquet of the freshly brewed tea before
he tastes it. Typically he will swirl the tea in his mouth without swallowing and
then spit it out to avoid becoming waterlogged.
Here is a view from above showing the loose tea leaves in wooden tea caddies, the brewed
infusion, and the already brewed leaves. Note how the white cups make it easy to
judge the color of the freshly brewed tea.
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