My tea center, show me yours

[depravitea]

This is a shelf in the pantry that I've hijacked, everything except for the lapsang souchong which I store separate, so it doesn't assimilate the rest of the tea.



This is where the magic- ok, sorry - This is where I make my tea, on my fancy cutting board tea tray.
I typically try to keep this area uncluttered, so a lot of the teaware I don't use as often is stored in a cupboard directly above this.

[beachape]

What is in the plastic zip-lock and the glass juice jar. Looks interesting

[depravitea]

What is in the plastic zip-lock and the glass juice jar. Looks interesting

It's chocolate mint.
I've been growing/harvesting it all summer. I pull some, hang it upside down to dry, then I remove the leaves from the stem and put them in airtight containers (the jar and freezer bag.)
I was nerdy enough to separate the leaves by quality as well lol
To use the tea grading scale, I guess you could say the jar is Orange Pekoe and the bag is Broken Orange Pekoe.

[Proinsias]

In the living room:

Wow, I love that! You built it?

I wish. It's a fairly standard issue tea tray design but the wood is lovely. I think I've got some better pics somewhere I'll stick up later.

[Maitre_Tea]

What is in the plastic zip-lock and the glass juice jar. Looks interesting

It's chocolate mint.
I've been growing/harvesting it all summer. I pull some, hang it upside down to dry, then I remove the leaves from the stem and put them in airtight containers (the jar and freezer bag.)
I was nerdy enough to separate the leaves by quality as well lol
To use the tea grading scale, I guess you could say the jar is Orange Pekoe and the bag is Broken Orange Pekoe.

I don't think that's nerdy at all. That way you have a batch of really high quality stuff and a batch of every-day tea. Maybe I should do the same with my mint.

[Oni]

If you drink your whiskey from the same jar as your tea, you might be a redneck.

[coloradopu]

If you drink your whiskey from the same jar as your tea, you might be a redneck.

thats what she said

[depravitea]

If you're referring to the jar I used to store mint, it originally contained my son's grape juice - and I don't drink from it, whiskey or tea.

Good attempt at humor though.
I give you points for trying.

[Chip]

The attempt at humor eluded me tbh. I don't know if it was a bad joke or ... other ...

[depravitea]

Yeah, I'm all for a good burn here and there, but only if it works. Otherwise, you look like, well, Oni.

[woozl]

Woozl's roadshow.....




Nah, no tea habit here

[coloradopu]

If you're referring to the jar I used to store mint, it originally contained my son's grape juice - and I don't drink from it, whiskey or tea.

Good attempt at humor though.
I give you points for trying.

being from the south and haveing a red neck of my very own "red enough to warrant comments from my wife on occasion" and...... being the proud owner of a alcohol production device which sits on the porch as decoration. i believe my mason jar use is standard for anything i want to store , drink, transport , brew , filter ,.........

and besides she "Lori" thinks my mason jar is sexy.

sorry if i might have offended but its a southern red neck thing.

and back to subject here is the upstairs setup.




wooz love the road show i need one like that too!!!

[Chip]

sorry if i might have offended but its a southern red neck thing.
wooz love the road show i need one like that too!!!

Nope, your comment was fine by me.

Woozl, what is in the small wood box???

[Victoria]

If you're referring to the jar I used to store mint, it originally contained my son's grape juice - and I don't drink from it, whiskey or tea.

Good attempt at humor though.
I give you points for trying.

being from the south and having a red neck of my very own "red enough to warrant comments from my wife on occasion" and...... being the proud owner of a alcohol production device which sits on the porch as decoration. i believe my mason jar use is standard for anything i want to store , drink, transport , brew , filter ,.........

and besides she "Lori" thinks my mason jar is sexy.
sorry if i might have offended but its a southern red neck thing.
and back to subject here is the upstairs setup.

The more I see this tea table, the more I want it. The pattern is so nice. and it sets off the teaware most lovely!

I have lots of teaware, but viva the Mason jar!

[woozl]

Nope, your comment was fine by me.

Woozl, what is in the small wood box???

Pair o hagi cups