Tetley To Insure Their Master Tea Blender's Tastebuds... For £1 Million
Tetley Will Insure Master Tea Blender's Tastebuds... For £1 Million
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A master tea blender is going to have his taste buds insured by Tetley - for £1 million.
Sebastian Michaelis, one of a small group of tasters employed by the leading tea company, can grade a variety of tea in just 15 seconds.
Michaelis spent nine years touring tea gardens in Africa and India before embarking on his unusual career testing thousands of different blends.
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Michaelis said: "Blending tea, like blending whisky or champagne, is a fine art. First, I examine and grade the colour, size and density of the leaf, then I assess the brew's purity of colour (its sparkle), the weight of the tea in the mouth (its body) and the overall liveliness of the tea on the palate (its zing)."
Alex Snowden, senior brand manager at Tetley, said: "Our master blenders have over 900 years of tea-tasting experience between them and taste 40,000 cups of tea every week. This is essential to achieving the best blends. So, their taste buds are extremely important to our business."
Insuring body parts is big business. Heidi Klum reportedly insured her legs for $2 million in 2004, while Dolly Parton has insured her 40DD breasts for $300,000 - wowzer. Take a look at more insured celebrity body parts below...
Celebrities Who Have Insured Their Body Parts
Heidi Klum(01 of09)
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The "Project Runway" host had her legs insured for $2 million in 2004, but who knew that they were unevenly valued? "Basically, I was in London, and I had to go to this place where they check out your legs. They would look at them and I had one scar here from when I fell on a glass, so this [left leg] isn't as pricey as this [right] one," she said. (credit:Getty)
Tina Turner(02 of09)
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The "Simply the Best" singer reportedly got her famously shapely legs insured for a cool $3.2 million by Lloyd's of London. (credit:Getty)
Bruce Springsteen(03 of09)
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The Boss isn't taking any chances here: He's insured his vocal cords for a whopping $6 million. (credit:Getty)
Dolly Parton(04 of09)
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"I look at my boobs like they're show horses or show dogs. You've got to keep them groomed," Dolly Parton has said about her size 40DD breasts, which she insures for $300,000 each. (credit:Getty)
Michael Flatley(05 of09)
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Get ready to gasp: The "Lord of the Dance" creator and dancer had his famous legs covered for the princely sum of $40 million (or £25 million). (credit:Getty)
Rihanna(06 of09)
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The "Diamonds" singer was given a $1 million coverage for her legs by razor company Gillette. (credit:Getty)
America Ferrara(07 of09)
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She may have worn braces on "Ugly Betty," but America Ferrara had the last laugh when Aquafresh insured the actress' smile for a whopping $10 million at Lloyd's of London. (credit:Getty)
Keith Richards(08 of09)
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How's this for an in-your-face statement: The Rolling Stone reportedly has his middle finger on his left hand insured for $1.6 million. (credit:Getty)
Holly Madison(09 of09)
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"I've heard about people getting body parts insured and I thought, why not? Because if anything happened to my boobs, I'd be out for a few months and I'd probably be out a million dollars," the former Playboy star said on getting a $1 million insurance policy on her breasts. "I thought I'd cover my assets." (credit:Getty)