How to Become a Tea Taster

About Tea Taster

A tea taster is someone who tastes tea and gives expert advice on how to prepare it in different ways to obtain a particular flavour. He also differentiates between distinct tea flavours. A tea taster is a specialist professional in the tea industry, and the work of a tea taster is one of the world's most gifted professions today. A Career as a Tea Taster is perfect for candidates who love nature and have active taste buds. Traditional tea tasters were based on personal experience, however current tea tasters are based on scientific methodology. 

Responsibilities of a Tea Taster

Check some major responsibilities of a Tea Taster provided below.

• Tasting the tea and providing their feedback for a quality tea final product.
• Coordinating with gardens and looking after import and export activities.
• Provide information about the latest market trends to manufacturers.
• Looking at the size and colour of the leaves and finding out whether they have been fermented or dried under fire.

Eligibility to become Tea Taster

The eligibility criteria for a career as a Tea Taster is provided below. 

Courses to become a Tea Taster

The table provided below contains some of the courses that candidates can pursue to become a Tea Taster. The table also includes the total fee and the top colleges offering these courses. You can apply to any of these colleges by filling out our Common Application Form.

Types of Job Roles Tea Taster

The responsibility of Tea taster is to grade various varieties of Tea as per their quality. Tea tasting is totally an art but needs the support of science to upgrade it to a career in the modern tea industry. There are many job profiles available for a Tea Taster. Some of them are provided below.

• Horticulturist
• Agricultural Engineer
• Botanist
• Floriculturist
• Pomologist

If you want to know what profession is perfect for you, you can give our Career Profiling Test. Besides this, you can ask questions about a career as a Tea Taster on the Collegdekho QnA zone. 

Employment Opportunities for Tea Taster

A tea-taster is often employed by big tea companies to ensure quality standards and to identify different tea samples. India is one of the world's largest tea producers and offers a diverse range of employment options in this industry. Tea tasters are recruited by brokers, manufacturing companies and buyers. 

Top Recruiting Agencies for Tea Taster

Some of the major recruiting companies for Tea Taster are listed below.

• Hindustan Unilever Limited
• Pataka Group of Companies
• Organic India Private Limited
• Tata Consumer Products
• Teabox
• Godrej Tea
• Society Tea

Pay Scale/Salary of Tea Taster

Tea Taster at a trainee position can earn up to INR 5,000 per month. Those who are at senior level can earn around INR 25,000. The table provided below shows the salary of a Tea Taster. 

Books & Study Material to Become Tea Taster

Here are some recommended books for a Tea Taster. 

• The Book Of Tea by Kakuzo Okakura
• The Tea Book by Linda Gaylard
• Little Tea Book by Sebastian Beckwith
• The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See
• Have a Cup: A Tea Tasting Colouring Journal by Andi Straube

Pros of becoming a Tea Taster

• Salary of a Tea Taster is very good.
• Job opportunities for a Tea Taster are increasing every year.
• Tea Taster gets an opportunity to travel at different places.
• He also gets an opportunity to meet new people and explore the different culture around the world.

Cons of becoming a Tea Taster

• Tea Taster need hard training and focus to get expert.
• This profile is perfect for you only if you love tea beyond anything else.
• Tea Tasters may face digestion issues or common problems like stains on their teeth during the peak season.