TEA-BLENDING.

Grey River Argus, 27 September 1909, Page 1

TEA-BLENDING.

• ."An eminent teaexperty T' writing in the"Tea'and Coffee iTialle Joiirnal,|' says':—'"Tea * blending lis f f a scientific art;'and the acme",'of :th'e:"aff'is-\orf'Hfr' blends up^-nqt^Yo^deplress'fhem "10 a dull' average. ' The; 'expert y will one or two! or/ threeppen"brae r a^ lou:nd'l:ess ' money, a" blend -itha't _sHall ''■?eij[i»al ti the ire essential "No har*|psnd;Taist rUIeV can be*laid' dpwnj b^t'there;is '4 yfeajt pri7e to be gained "by the 'successful individual who by his can maVe, Iciw-ppciedi' ir^iiu^/ m£^&lsisty te^s 4i». such a way as to make a 'fine liquoring' not a me: diumi vt cup. "' Thfe g^at secret'is to select for" yj'u'r 'fetching up' grade a tea that can do- ; minate the blend. . For this, great experience and ;a highly trained palate nnre expensive one; of the inexperi enred blender." ! V . ; in New Zealnd expert tearblenders are few and far between, and while ther- are many 'brands of jWended teas on the market,' few, are the ;work of real experts; Fo.r the most part the teas are mixed in a haphazard kind, of- way, the/mam object; being the obtaifling. of a maximum pioflt. Uniformity of quality or flavour under siich conditions is impossible and pur ity probelmaticar. >- ' There is one firm in New Zealand who have for maijy years been, selling the finest blended teas in Australasia. Blendtd by an expert'of greaif experi ence and unique -skill, w|^6 also has the advantage of firni's superior buying and importing "f•? capabi^itieis, these teas are undoubtedly very fine examples of the blender's art, and at various prices at * 'whicft they are sold they are; •^ndeniably the „ best value obtainable in the Dominion. \Ve ref3r"to "Tige?" TeasZ ;tSey have for so many years retained their supremacy and great popularity in ttte face of increased ■'competition 1 is^ .cvi dence of the pubiic^s critical abilities. The people of New' Zealanil are, on I the whole, good judges of tea, and as "Tiger" Tea is still the pick of the great majority' nothing further need be said, except' that' thejr" are obtainable from all 3tores at ;is;4d: is 6dj '' is Bd, is iod,« an4;2S pef-lb^ That at is 8d per lbfis^^ most f^youred"a present. It is a}^|ry ..fjne ;tea,, an those who cannot afford the highei priced "Tiger" Teas finji it-quite as good as othei brands of tea at 25 per lb. Those, however, who are compelled to buy a low priced tea, will: get the best value for their money, both in quality and flavor, if they buy, the low priced blendSi—ti).