Tea Tasting is an art. It is very important for pricing and quality bench marking. As such, each and every lot produced is different in certain characteristics. Below are some of the terms used when tasting teas :

• Aroma: The odor of the tea liquor.
• Body: The tactile sensation of weight and substance of liquor experienced in the mouth.
• Full: Describes a liquor possessing color, strength, substance and roundness.
• Thick: Describes liquor having substance, but not necessarily strength.
• Thin/Weak: Describes tea liquor lacking thickness and strength.
• Toasty: Describes the liquor of tea which has been slightly over fired during manufacture.