hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com today we’re speaking with
watchmojo.com today we’re speaking with
watchmojo.com today we’re speaking with kevin guess going an international tea
kevin guess going an international tea
kevin guess going an international tea taster all about tea and he’ll be
taster all about tea and he’ll be
taster all about tea and he’ll be walking us through a tea tasting when I
walking us through a tea tasting when I
walking us through a tea tasting when I go to India in the spring this is
go to India in the spring this is
go to India in the spring this is traditional Indian tasting kit I’ll
traditional Indian tasting kit I’ll
traditional Indian tasting kit I’ll often taste 50 teas at a time with this
often taste 50 teas at a time with this
often taste 50 teas at a time with this style of equipment and in the period
style of equipment and in the period
style of equipment and in the period that I’m over there I would usually
that I’m over there I would usually
that I’m over there I would usually taste up to a thousand teas of which
taste up to a thousand teas of which
taste up to a thousand teas of which I’ll select about 15 for our annual
I’ll select about 15 for our annual
I’ll select about 15 for our annual catalog I’m adding water of 95 degrees
catalog I’m adding water of 95 degrees
catalog I’m adding water of 95 degrees Celsius to a measure of 2.5 grams these
Celsius to a measure of 2.5 grams these
Celsius to a measure of 2.5 grams these are some teas that have just come in
are some teas that have just come in
are some teas that have just come in from Uganda so we’re coming up to three
from Uganda so we’re coming up to three
from Uganda so we’re coming up to three minutes here looking nice and dark and
minutes here looking nice and dark and
minutes here looking nice and dark and I’ll show you what we do next so here we
I’ll show you what we do next so here we
I’ll show you what we do next so here we go ready this is a way of giving each T
go ready this is a way of giving each T
go ready this is a way of giving each T equal treatment these are gonna run off
equal treatment these are gonna run off
equal treatment these are gonna run off now because the leaf is so fine I’m
now because the leaf is so fine I’m
now because the leaf is so fine I’m gonna have to filter it into a second
gonna have to filter it into a second
gonna have to filter it into a second cup here we can see the little granules
cup here we can see the little granules
cup here we can see the little granules of an industrial tea this is what we
of an industrial tea this is what we
of an industrial tea this is what we call dust I’m just making sure there
call dust I’m just making sure there
call dust I’m just making sure there aren’t too many leaves in each cup so
aren’t too many leaves in each cup so
aren’t too many leaves in each cup so that we don’t get a continue of infusion
that we don’t get a continue of infusion
that we don’t get a continue of infusion so now we have three elements we have a
so now we have three elements we have a
so now we have three elements we have a dry leaf in the front the infused leaf
dry leaf in the front the infused leaf
dry leaf in the front the infused leaf which we call the infusion and the
which we call the infusion and the
which we call the infusion and the liquid which we call the liquor usually
liquid which we call the liquor usually
liquid which we call the liquor usually we start with the dry leaf and we smell
we start with the dry leaf and we smell
we start with the dry leaf and we smell the leaves and tea tasters traditionally
the leaves and tea tasters traditionally
the leaves and tea tasters traditionally work with a tea leaf on the end of the
work with a tea leaf on the end of the
work with a tea leaf on the end of the nose it’s kind of a trademark as you
nose it’s kind of a trademark as you
nose it’s kind of a trademark as you notice I’m sucking in quite a bit of air
notice I’m sucking in quite a bit of air
notice I’m sucking in quite a bit of air the idea sucking in air as we taste is
the idea sucking in air as we taste is
the idea sucking in air as we taste is causing a vapor that will cover all the
causing a vapor that will cover all the
causing a vapor that will cover all the surfaces inside our mouth that way we
surfaces inside our mouth that way we
surfaces inside our mouth that way we can give the tea a funnel full analysis
can give the tea a funnel full analysis
can give the tea a funnel full analysis with all the different sets of taste
with all the different sets of taste
with all the different sets of taste buds that we have in different parts of
buds that we have in different parts of
buds that we have in different parts of our mouth also we’ll have a film of tea
our mouth also we’ll have a film of tea
our mouth also we’ll have a film of tea on the roof of the mouth where we can
on the roof of the mouth where we can
on the roof of the mouth where we can look for the aftertaste
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