{"product_id":"tea-blending-as-a-fine-art-gb-50207","title":"Tea-Blending as a Fine Art","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTea-Blending as a Fine Art\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is no article handled by the grocer which\ndemands greater attention, engages more of his\ntime, or has a more important bearing upon the\nsuccess of his business than Tea, as it stands in many\nrespects far ahead of all the other commodities in commanding\nand maintaining patronage, as well as in attracting\nand retaining trade for numerous other articles, and\nat the same time yielding a larger margin of profit to\nthe dealer. Gain being the fundamental object of all\nbusiness transactions, and as tea to the grocer plays such\nan essential part in determining this profit, we may be\nexcused if, in considering the article from a purely\npractical standpoint, we urge the relation which it has\nto the success of the dealer, and who, as a general rule,\nexperiences much more difficulty in the judicious selection\nof his Tea than in any other staple he trades in.\nThe cause of this difficulty is obvious to dealers in Tea\nin general, being entirely due to the numerous varieties\nand almost innumerable grades, flavors and characters of\nthe commodity with which he is confronted and to be\nselected from in order to satisfy the diversity of tastes\nand various preferences to be catered to in order to please\neach individual taste and preference. It therefore requires\nno ordinary skill or brief experience to make the\nproper selection or combination to suit the consumer\nunder these trying circumstances.\n[8]\nThe acquisition of such skill or knowledge, for all\npractical purposes, is not, however, quite as difficult as is\nsupposed by many dealers, it being fairly obtained by\nan intelligent study of the leading varieties and grades\nmost in demand in the country or section of consumption,\nin addition to a few simple and inexpensive experiments\nby the dealer in order to familiarize himself with\nthe leading characters and values of the different varieties,\ngrades and flavors of the Teas best adapted to\neach particular class or section of the country in which\nhe may be doing business. Little is known, comparatively,\nin this country particularly, of the art or principle\nof blending or mixing of Teas. The American dealer\nand consumer alike being averse to the practice as a\ngeneral rule, regarding it as about on a parity with the\nother too numerous forms of adulteration and sophistication\nnow in vogue, not only in the countries of consumption,\nbut also in those of production. Such objections,\nhowever, are entirely erroneous, as it is an acknowledged\nfact that a combination of different varieties of wheat\nmake better flour, the same being true of coffee and\nmany other staples of diet and drink, so that the practice\nof blending Teas for the consumer, if properly understood\nand skillfully and judiciously performed, would\nprove a more satisfactory one to the consumer, and at\nthe same time a more profitable one to the dealer. The\nobject of blending being, not as the Tea-using public\nimagines to lower the standard or reduce the cost at\nthe expense of quality, but to produce a measurably\nbetter Tea and obtain a fuller and heavier liquor in addition\nto a much finer and more desirable flavor than that\nyielded by any single variety when used alone. A Tea,\nin short, giving better satisfaction to the consumer at a\nmore moderate price, and at the same time allowing a[9]\nbetter margin of profit to the dealer without lowering his\nstandard of quality. To illustrate, a dealer may already\nbe selling a Tea to his customers, possessing a pleasing\nand suitable flavor, but be lacking in body or too light in\nliquor, whereas by his adding to it a small proportion of\none or two other varieties possessing these requisite\nproperties the defect is easily and inexpensively\nremedied, and a fuller-liquied, heavier-bodied, richer-flavored\ninfusion is produced; the drawing and drinking\nqualities of the Tea being improved all round without\nextra cost to the dealer or increase of price to the consumer.\nIt must therefore follow that by the skillful and\njudicious mixing or blending of a number of Teas, each\ndiffering in variety or grade, a more uniform, pleasing\nand palatable Tea, that is, one richer in liquor, heavier\nin body and more aromatic in flavor, can be produced\nby this now acknowledged principle at a more moderate\ncost to dealer and consumer than can otherwise be\nobtained from any single variety or grade of Tea.\n\u003cb\u003e ......Buy Now (To Read More)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProduct details\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEbook Number\u003c\/b\u003e: 50207 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor\u003c\/b\u003e: Walsh, Joseph M. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date\u003c\/b\u003e: Oct 14, 2015 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat\u003c\/b\u003e: eBook \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage\u003c\/b\u003e: English \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Walsh, Joseph M. \/ eBook \/ English","offer_id":43222082715805,"sku":"gb-50207-ebook","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/products\/50207_a6ea5ed8-ee3c-4ed1-936a-89b0e8c0d260.jpg?v=1671772540","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/tea-blending-as-a-fine-art-gb-50207","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}