teataster

Definitions

A person who samples and grades tea quality.

Examples

““A teataster. A man who tastes tea,” Newpole said patiently.”

“Edison had an idea. Entering the store, he asked the teataster if he could Judge⟳ a cup himself. The man agreed, no doubt⟳ believing it would be helpful to have⟳ the verdict of a member of the public. And so Edison made a breakfast of a cup of tea.”

“Lu Yu became famous for his talents as a teataster, his mastery of the method to prepare⟳ tea and for having written Cha Jing, the first book devoted to tea.”

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