6. Tasting the Tea
Inspection
Ready to taste
The taste test
Leaf, cup and brew

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.


  

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