I judge every tea against four categories: zing, sparkle, colour and body. I taste at double strength, before spitting it out
I remember seeing the advert online. I was in that post-university period of uncertainty: I’d graduated with a degree in human geography with no idea what I wanted to do next. I wasn’t one of those people with a burning passion for something, but I did like tea and I wanted to become an expert in something. So I thought, why not?
The interview process for the role of professional tea taster was intense. There was a maths test as well as a tea testing, and I had to give a presentation on a beverage of my choice. You have to have quite a rounded set of skills. But I got the job.
