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Assemblage sur échantillon approuvé

A buyer with a cup to protect does not need a grade code; they need a match and a way to hold it. We cup the reference under fixed conditions, build a blend from lots that reproduce it, and once approved, that sample becomes the contract reference. Where repeat-lot matching is contracted, later lots are cupped against the retained reference before release. This is how a retail brand keeps the same cup across a season in which the leaf itself changes.

Cover illustration for the article: White tea grades: Yin Zhen, Bai Mu Dan, Gong Mei, Shou Mei
Cup matching — what is fixed and how
ÉlémentHow it is fixed
Brew conditionsStandardised so the variable is the tea, not the pot
Feuille sècheMake, colour, uniformity, broken content against the reference
LiqueurCouleur, luminosité, clarté
Aroma and tasteCharacter, strength, finish; absence of off-notes
La feuille infuséeColour and evenness — the evidence of how the lot was made
Retained sampleSealed and kept for the life of the contract
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Service

Which categories can be matched?

Green tea blends built from gunpowder and Chunmee grades; jasmine at a stated scenting round; and origin categories where the reference is itself Fujian tea. A Wuyishan rock oolong cannot be matched from Anxi leaf, and we say so rather than approximating.

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What goes into a custom tea blend brief?

A custom blend is specified in writing, not by name. The brief lists the base teas and any other ingredients with their share, the target cup described against a sealed reference sample, what may be substituted when a component is out of season, and who owns the recipe. A recipe on paper alone rarely reproduces a cup: leaf size, season and storage change the result, which is why the approved sample, not the recipe, becomes the reference.

Questions fréquentes

Can you match my current supplier's tea?

Usually, if it is a green tea blend, a jasmine tea or a Fujian category. Send a sealed sample; we cup it, propose a match, and only after your approval does it become the reference.

What is cupping?

Standardised sensory evaluation of a lot against an approved sample — fixed leaf weight, water volume, brewing time and vessel, as set out in ISO 3103 — so that two cuppings are comparable.

Que doit fournir l’acheteur pour un mélange de thé sur mesure ?

Envoyez si possible un échantillon de référence scellé, avec la tasse cible, les restrictions d’ingrédients, la destination, le conditionnement et la quantité prévue. Précisez les caractéristiques impératives et celles ajustables selon disponibilité ou coût. Une photo ou un nom d’arôme ne suffit pas à reproduire fidèlement feuille, nez, liqueur et finale.

Comment approuver un mélange de thé à distance ?

Fixez d’abord la méthode d’infusion, puis évaluez des échantillons codés avec la même eau, dose, température et durée. Consignez les observations sur le nez, la liqueur, le goût, la finale et l’aspect des feuilles, puis confirmez par écrit le code approuvé. Conservez une référence scellée si le contrat le prévoit.

What is a white-label tea blend?

A blend the supplier already makes and sells to several brands, each under its own label. A custom or original blend is built for one buyer, who can own the recipe and the reference sample. Agree which it is, and whether the blend is exclusive, in the contract.

Prochaine étape

Start with blending to an approved sample.

Destination, grade or cup, and quantity. We answer with a specification, not a brochure.