Definition of a "tea master"

[fracol]

What is your definition of a "tea master". Or if their is a realy way to define these masters. Just curious....

[David R.]

Good question. Some like to be called this very easily...

[Chip]

A moderator of a TeaForum?

OK, just kidding.

[bearsbearsbears]

What is your definition of a "tea master". Or if their is a realy way to define these masters. Just curious....

Tea master (ti 'maes.tr)
1. Tea vendor who wants to sell his tea and wares at a price-value grossly inflated by mysticism and hype;
2. Someone certified by one of numerous, unregulated organizations that purport to teach people about tea for large sums of money;
3. spec. The title of the blog of a French tea drinker living in Taiwan, also given to his various tea teachers;
4. Archaic/obsolete A person who, from a blend of study and experience, knows volumes about a particular genre or genres of tea, and shares his or her wisdom without the biasing motivation of tea or book sales.

[TIM]

What is your definition of a "tea master". Or if their is a realy way to define these masters. Just curious....

Tea master (ti 'maes.tr)
1. Tea vendor who wants to sell his tea and wares at a price-value grossly inflated by mysticism and hype;
2. Someone certified by one of numerous, unregulated organizations that purport to teach people about tea for large sums of money;
3. spec. The title of the blog of a French tea drinker living in Taiwan, also given to his various tea teachers;
4. Archaic/obsolete A person who, from a blend of study and experience, knows volumes about a particular genre or genres of tea, and shares his or her wisdom without the biasing motivation of tea or book sales.

Wonderful! Well put : )
How about the def. of a Tea critic?

[Victoria]

+1


... (ouch)

[fracol]

I think I would go with the 4th one as the best answer.