Start Year:
1997
Sector:
Industry
Position:
Laboratory Taster
Marcelo Saguchi
His parents came to the region escaping from the war in Japan; they arrived in Brazil and then stopped for a while in Misiones and finally settled in Las Marías until today.
Virasoreño by birth, his best memories come from his childhood, when at an early age he began to learn about tea and together with his father he came to look for strands from the Las Marías drying room.
“There are many teachers here who leave teachings and experiences that allow us to improve ourselves”
For almost 25 years, his working hours in the “laboratory” have been spent mixing infusions for tea, cooked mate, yerba mate and herbs. The role he plays at Las Marías is key and is deeply linked to the quality and products that each of our consumers receive and enjoy: Marcelo is a taster. His privileged palate, his “gift” as he calls it, allows him to taste all the products made by Las Marías, up to 450 mates per day! To ensure the same quality as always in yerba mate. But when he talks about tea, it seems like he is talking about his passion, “I think it is in the blood,” he tells us.
What do you observe and control in the laboratory? Mainly flavor, as well as color, aroma, appearance of the samples, granulometry and percentage of humidity. If it is within all the quality parameters of Las Marías, he approves it and allows the product to go to the packaging sector. In addition, it controls the finished products, the mills, the work of third parties, and the inputs.
Marcelo explains that yerba and tea are two different worlds, with a common thread that in Las Marías and under its Taragüi brand is given by its quality.