"TeaDave" > writes:

> While I agree that it would be wonderful
> > to become an individiual who drinks tea whilst being paid
> have you seen an actual tea taster before? The process doesn't mean
> you get to sit and drink tea all day, from what I've seen a
> professional taster simply slurps, tastes, and spits in rapid
> succession for long hours. I don't think I could do that, you wouldn't
> really be able to enjoy all the tea. Still, I look forward to hearing
> anyone who has some professional insight on the matter.
>

But wait - it gets worse. From what I've heard, in India at least,
the tea the tasters taste is brewed not for the *best* flavor but for
the *most*. That is to say, from the standpoint of a normal tea
drinker, it's way overbrewed: bitter and tannic, but containing in the
cup everything the leaves have to offer.

/Lew
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