Monday TeaDay 10/27/08 Best tea, wrong pot conundrum.

[Sydney]

Adapt or die. Wrong pot, awesome tea, I'll figure something out. I've even managed to make a decent tea in a pyrex flask over a bunsen burner, but don't let the tea police know! Gee, I wonder what the first tea drinkers used if they didn't have the right tea pot?

I see my replacement has arrived. If this one finds my old youtube vids & a few select threads, my work may be done.

[chad]

Starting the day with Margaret's Hope darjeeling.

RE Question of the Day: Definately adapt and brew it anyway!!

[CynTEAa]

Resourcefulness is a virtue. I'd make it one way or another!

... hold the teacup which isn't an approved TEA cup, but a glass world cup from Nescafe.

Where did you get that cup, treazure? Do they still make them?

Happy TeaDay, all!

[geeber1]

Since I don't really have any "proper" teaware anyway, I said yes, I would still have the amazing tea. It's not getting any fresher just sitting around waiting for me to buy more teaware, is it?

It looks like Golden Monkey is popular today, so I think that will be my choice this morning.

Happy Monday!

[Smari]

LOL - what he said...

Forget the teapot. I would munch the leaves like the Lotus Eaters that Brave Ulysses found.

This morning, trying out Adagio's Cranberry. I like the smell and taste of it; it actually doesn't taste like I am drinking flowers. Pairs well with my scone w/ clotted cream (hah, there goes my waistline!).

[stevenski]

I gave it a "probably". As currently, most of my teas all go through the same tea pot anyway, I don't see how it would make much of a difference. Save for, of course, that it was some sort of incredibly special tea with particularly strange preparation.

If the tea costs a grand a gram, I'd probably find the appropriate tea pot first.

This afternoon's tea is Teavana's take on pu-erh (which I believe they are discontinuing)

[Riene]

Of course.

I've had amazing tea for years, brewed in all sorts of vessels. I'm not convinced that my yixing pot does anything at all for the oolong tea. To me it doesn't taste in the slightest different. The only taste difference I've ever noticed was tea made in an old slightly tarnished silver pot. Yuck.

[Chip]

Yes, I believe so. I have improvised many many times over the years. I would likely want to enjoy it post haste lest it fade even a little. If it was a sencha in a nitro flushed bag, maybe I would wait, but since I have several kyusu, I am prepared.

Started a very special day with a special tea joined by Sweetie for 4 steeps of Chiran Supreme from O-Cha. Delilah was close by. Wulong checked it out.

[geeber1]

Started a very special day with a special tea joined by Sweetie for 4 steeps of Chiran Supreme from O-Cha. Delilah was close by. Wulong checked it out.

Are Sweetie, Delilah and Wulong cats, dogs or GEISHA?

[Pentox]

I voted that I would wait. If it truly were the most incredible tea ever, I would order the appropriate pot for it. My reasoning for it is thus, if it is the most incredible tea ever, then it is at the absolute top of it's game, and so because of this it is worth making sure it is brewed in the proper vessel to make sure I try it at it's absolute best. If I were to brew it in something aside from the proper vessel, it would be an excellent cup of tea, but I would always wonder what the flavor of the tea at it's absolute best, the best it could ever be would be like. The absolute best deserves more than just to be an excellent cup.

[auggy]

I'm another one that has before done some brewing in a pyrex measuring cup so I say bring on the tea!

I mean, if it really is THAT good, I'll have to have some to drink while I'm waiting for the "proper" pot to come in the mail, right?

[olivierco]

Hibiki-an SP sencha in a few minutes.

[Cinnamon Kitty]

I'll add my name to the list of people who have used pyrex measuring cups and strainers to brew tea with. Add a plate over the top and you have something that works in a pinch. If it really was an impressive tea, then brewing it that way would almost be similar to a gaiwan where you could taste all the flavors without any influence from the flavor of the teapot.

Today, I am enjoying the last bits of Oolong #8.

[Pentox]

I mean, if it really is THAT good, I'll have to have some to drink while I'm waiting for the "proper" pot to come in the mail, right?

But what if you only had a small amount of it? Enough for just a few sessions?

[Chip]

Are Sweetie, Delilah and Wulong cats, dogs or GEISHA?

Yezzz, no, and yezzz. Oh, and Koi stopped by too and hung out with us. It was a tea partay!

Just finished Golden Monkey from Adagio since GM seems to be the tea of the day?

Next!