Monday TeaDay 11/02/09 Teas, pots, cups, tins, oh my?

[Victoria]

Humm well I know from cleaning out and arranging my tea stash that I have way too much tea still on hand, so for now I would say I probably have more tea. Just a guess, there is no way I'm going to count it!

Started the day with Japanese black. Next I'll have the Lochan tasting
Doke sample prepared according to the tasting control instructions.

[AdamMY]

Not counting Samples cups already win, solely because I started to prepare tea for more people which includes getting two different sets of 6 cups, plus the odds and ends picked up along the way.

But tea is a close second.

[braven]

I collect tins which seems to be catching up with me. A whole shelf is completly dedicated to tea tins!

[brad4419]

Much more teas in my collection because most of them are stored in the silvery bags I got them in. Next would be tins, then cups and pots/gaiwans.

he huan shan today

[Victoria]

Drinking Lochan's Doke Silver needle prepared according to the control method. I think it tasted better my way. 6g per 8oz is higher than I would normally go, it's not all that fluffy.

Maybe this work week will go a bit faster with the distraction of brewing these teas and all the paraphernalia I have to bring along; thermometer, timer & gram scale.

[Geekgirl]

where is the control method?

I think there was supposed to be a link to brewing parameters for each tea, but I can't find it. I used a LOT of tea for my tasting. Small, thin gaiwan, filled over 1/2 with dry leaves.

[Victoria]

where is the control method?

I think there was supposed to be a link to brewing parameters for each tea, but I can't find it. I used a LOT of tea for my tasting. Small, thin gaiwan, filled over 1/2 with dry leaves.

It was a PDF they sent by email with the brewing parameters for each tea. And the order of the tastings too it seems. I'll send it to you.

[JBaymore]

Yunomi and chawan coming out of my ears. So I voted "cups".

(And no, that does not count my sales stock and the work in progresss in the studio .)

best,

.................john

[depravitea]

Tea, definitely.
The point I always bring up to myself when contemplating a new teaware purchase is this:
You know you could be buying actual TEA with this money!

[charizzi]

Hands down. I definitely have a lot of teas... second place goes to tins and third goes to cups!

[Dreamer]

Cups. Yep, I kinda go for that tactile sensation part of the tea experience!

Missed posting yesterday...too busy for much tea or teachatting!

Later,
Dreamer