Many tea lovers and enthusiasts become tea experts and sommeliers. But this distinction doesn’t happen overnight. It takes rigorous training. Tea Sommeliers are usually employed by fine restaurants, hotels and tea rooms to sample, recommend and pour different teas and tisanes for eager guests.
Becoming a Tea Sommelier can be challenging because it requires learning everything there is to know about tea including the difference in flavors and aromas (bouquets) and being able to judge one tea variety from another. Tea Sommeliers also learn how to correctly steep tea, all about tea traditions, tea etiquette, tea cocktail preparation, food and tea pairings, and the proper way to prepare and serve gourmet teas.
Currently there are only a handful of Tea Sommeliers in the world. If you have a desire to become one, consider taking the tea test and enrolling in various certification courses.
