TEA-BLENDING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14461, 2 March 1909, Page 2

TEA-BLENDING.

Ah eminent tea expert, writing in the Trade Journal," says: — ■tea-blending is a R'witifie art, and tlio acme of the art is to 'lift' blends up, not to (lepi'o.-n them to a dull a.veiagc. The export will hieml low-priced, medium, and nne-quaiiiy teas in such « way as to make ft lint: )i(|iioriny,' not a. medium, enp. tire great secret is to select for your' fetching up' grade a. t<?a that can dominate the blend, lor this great experience and a ji'S'ily trained palate are essential. No hard ai K | f as t rules can be laid down, but there is a great prize to bo gained by the successful individual- who by his skill can make, lor two or three pence a pound Jess money, a blend that shall equal the rcoro expensive one of the inexpert blender." 11l Now Zealand expert tca-blc-ndcrs are low and far between, anil while there are many brands of blended teas on the market, row are the work of real experts, ior the most part the teas are mixed in a hapM'/aIkI kind of way, the main object being he obtaining of a maximum profit. Uniformity of quality 0 r flarom under such conditions is impossible, and purity problematical. . 1

there is one firm m New Zealand who have for many years been selling th« finest btemled leas in Australasia, Blended by an expert of great experience and unique skill, who also has the advantage of his linns superior buying and importing capabilities, these teas arc undoubtedly very hue examples of the blender's art, and at the various prces at which thev are fold Uiev are undoubtedly the best value obtainable m fho Dominion. We refer to "Tiijer" Tnat they have for so many years jctiiined their supremacy and "real popularity, in the faec of incrcasnd (.-ompetition j* evidence of the public's critical abilities. Jho people of Xeu* Zeaknd are, on the whole, g«od judges of lea, and as " Je:t is ti]l lhe pick of (he #reat majority, iiotbihy further need be addt<], except that, th&y are obtainable from all stores at Is 4d, k 6d f Is &|, Is 10d, i.uid 2s per lb. That at Is 8d per lb is in jriost miii'Grsal demand at present. It is ii very'line tea, and those it/?- afford tiie higher priced 1 iffor" Teas will find it quite as good as the usual run of 2s teas, whilst those who are compelled to buy a. low-priced tea will set the best value for their money, l>ofh in quality and flavour, if they buy trie low-priced "Tiger" blends—(l).