My wife and I met some friends at a local coffee shop last weekend, we ordered tea (of course) and it was served in a 16 oz water glass with one of those cozzie insulator ring thingys.
I have never seen tea served like this, I thought it was a really cool service. Has anyone else seen this? Is this some European way to drink tea? Or (as one friend said) they must be out of mugs....
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As people are expanding their idea what tea is/can be...I am finding more experimentation with different glasses and mugs. I think this is a great leap forward for tea trends. That and I have an unusual penchant for glassware!
I'm all for different tea cups/mugs/potts!
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I'm all for different tea cups/mugs/potts!
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Glass is great for displaying brewing tea also...it works super for needle type green tea as the leaves floating vertically will also put on a show as they dance and float up and down in the glass. It is usually decanted, but I like to decant into another glass and put several of the leaves in my drinking glass so the show goes on as I drink.
This is a Chinese practice, though I am not sure what the name for this brewing method is.
This is a Chinese practice, though I am not sure what the name for this brewing method is.
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Glass Brewingchip wrote:Glass is great for displaying brewing tea also...it works super for needle type green tea as the leaves floating vertically will also put on a show as they dance and float up and down in the glass. It is usually decanted, but I like to decant into another glass and put several of the leaves in my drinking glass so the show goes on as I drink.
This is a Chinese practice, though I am not sure what the name for this brewing method is.
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