Thursday TeaDay 1/08/09 "AromaTeaTherapy?"

[Smari]

No, never in the pot. But beforehand, in whatever tin or package it comes in, all the time.

EW

Same here.

About to have ginger tea- feel a cold coming on.

[Selaphiel]

Yes I do that virtually every time I brew tea. Nothing like putting the leaves in the kyusu, put the lid on for about 15 seconds, take it off and really inhale the aroma of the leaves.

Opening my bag of Sencha Miyabi today, so that will be in my cup soon.

[auggy]

No, not really. I like smelling the dry tea in the canister, but I rarely preheat my pot (cause I'm lazy) so I never really get the chance to smell heated dry leaf. I'm not anti; I do like the idea. I'm just to lazy to actually do anything about, especially since sniffing dry leaf makes me happy.

TKY for me this morning. I so don't want to be at work right now. I've been here 1/2 hour and haven't even check voicemail. I wanna go home and sleep.

[brlarson]

Not intentionally, but whenever I put dancong into a preheated gaiwan it always seems magical when apricot reaches out from the gaiwan and draws me in -- it has my nose on a string.

Having a very disappointing rou gui this morning.

[chamekke]

It was hard to answer that question because I got caught in the phrase "preheated pot" - I never preheat my pot so I had to vote NO.

I took it to mean "preheated vessel", which would include gaiwan-s and suchlike

[olivierco]

Always with sencha and gyokuro. Less frequently with other teas.

Chiran sencha(o-cha) in a few minutes.

[guitar9876]

All the time! It's part of my routine. Yutaka Midori from o-cha in a few minuets.

[Cinnamon Kitty]

I tried it this morning with a preheated kyusu and some Yutaka Midori. The dry leaves smell amazing even before they are warmed up in the pot, so I didn't get much a distinct difference. Generally, I put the water in the kyusu first, let it cool to the temperature that I want, and then add the leaves. It was a fun experiment and good way to change up my tea making.

[JP]

The heated dry sniff is something that I have never thought of. I'll have to give it a try.

[Shelob]

but I never find the heady perfume Chip describes. Olfactorily challenged, I suppose. *Sigh*

Same w/ me Sal, except I do do it every time, altho' my sense of smell is definately not 100%

Beautiful photo

YM in my cup this morn, definately my fave tea !
Matcha

Have a FAB TeaDay everyone!

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[olivierco]

Lu an gua pian after dinner.

[Pentox]

TKY for me this morning. I so don't want to be at work right now. I've been here 1/2 hour and haven't even check voicemail. I wanna go home and sleep.

Heh, I've been here about an hour and just barely checked my voicemail. I overlept this morning.

This morning: SA Genmai

I don't always preheat either, mostly out of laziness. Especially at work where I have a large pot w/ infuser basket, not much point to preheating.

[brianlavelle]

I indulge in the aroma of leaves in a preheated pot nearly all the time. It's an added pleasure of the tea ritual for me.

The only problem is when the brewed tea doesn't quite meet the promise of the dry-leaf aroma!

Not having tea at the moment, but will shortly have some matcha. Mmmm.

[Chip]

Yabe Supreme from Japanese Green Tea Shop, enjoyed the more subtle aroma of the leaf warming in my kyusu. Then Chiran Supreme from O-Cha which offered a much bolder aroma before adding water. The other sensual differences in tea certainly can add further interest to my TeaDay.

[Smari]

Having alishan now, right my after lunch.

Earlier, I went to the mall to get more matevana and picked up one their frosted thermal tumblers. I tried using it with the metal strainer that it came with, and ended up burning the tip of my fingers when I tried to remove it because it was super hot. Wonder if there's a better way to use the darn thing... Ruined my tea session totally.