TEA-BLENDING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14473, 16 March 1909, Page 10

TEA-BLENDING.

AIV eminent tea expert, writing in tlis ■ poffoc Trade Journal," says:— iea-b emhng i s n scientific art, and the acme of the art is to 'lift' blonds up, not to depress them to a tluJl average, Tho i • b,end »nd fine quality teas in suc-h a way as to malco a tine liquoring,' not a medium, cup. r s '? a se ? rot is to 6elcot for your'fetching up grade a. tea that- can'dominate the l,' li t • . srcat cx Pcrien«r and a t fii } ll f Uo t I> , alale nrc esi «"tia). No S fast !' ulcs . be laid down, but there is a great prize to be gained by-tho successful individual, who by his skill call make, for two or three penco a pound less money, a blend that shall equal the mow expensive one of the m exp J blen<fer!" In i\ew Zealand expert tea-hlondere arc few and far between and while there UK) many brands of blended teas on tlj ™ r " ™ few are the work of real experts. For the most part the teas are mixed ii, , ) Mn . hazard kind of way, the n ,ai„ obK.fS the obtaining of a maximum profit. TJnu fornjitv of quality or flavour under such conditions is impossible, and purity probl" inatieal. ' There is one firm in New Zealand who havo for many; years been selling tl w finest blended teas in Australasia. Blended by a,n expert of great experience and unique skill, who also has tho advantage of his firm's superior buying and importing capabilities, these teas 1 , arc undoubtedly very fino examples of the blender's art, and it the various prieos at which they are eold UlGv iire tuidoniably the best value obtainable in the Dominion, We refer to " Tiger" Teas, ihat they have for so many years letiiined their supremacy and great popularity in the faeo of increased competition is evidence of the public's critical abilities. l c Zealand arc, oil the whole, good judges of tea, and as " Tiger" Toa is still the pick of the great majority, nothing further need be added, except that tltfy are obtainable from all stores at Is 4d, li 6d, Is ed, Is lOd, ami 2s per lb. That at Is *kl per II) i>s the most favoured at present. It is a very fine tea, and those H'ho cannot afford the higher priced "Tiger" Teas find it quite as good as other brands of tea at 2s a lb. Tltose, however, who are compelled, to.buy a. low-priced tea will get tho best value for their money, both in quality ami flavour, if they buy the low-priced "Tiger" blonds.—(l).