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Sommelier for Tea (Tea Master)
Expert in tea varieties, brewing techniques, and tea ceremony traditions.
Did you know?
The Tai-an, the only tea room definitely designed by tea master Sen no Rikyu, is just two tatami mats in size and is a National Treasure of Japan.
How subjects help
- Chemistry: Control water temperature and steeping time to draw out flavour without bitterness.
- History: Share the stories behind tea ceremonies in China, Japan and other tea cultures.
- Biology: Know how tea plants grow and how picking and drying the leaves changes the taste.
A famous name
Lu Yu: Wrote "The Classic of Tea" in 8th-century China, the first known book about tea.
Try it yourself: Sort kitchen smells into families
- Smell each one gently by wafting the air towards your nose. Never sniff cleaning products or unknown bottles.
- Describe each smell in three words.
- Sort them into families: fresh (citrus), green (herbs), warm (spices), sweet.
- Which two would smell nice together, and which would clash?
Perfumers learn to recognise and describe hundreds of scents, then combine them like notes in music.
Also try: Run a fair test with sugar.
Known for it in
Japan, China, India, UK, Taiwan