Sunday TeaDay 5/17/09 Wake up tea?

[Chip]

Greetings fellow tea aficionados! Please come on in and share what is in your cup today!

Yesterday an overwhelming number of responders indicated they would be spending time at their TeaTable versus spending greenbacks at a Tearoom! You can still vote and discuss yesterday's topic.

Today's TeaPoll and discussion topic. From the time you hop out of bed, how long does it take to enjoy your first sip of tea? Please discuss.

I am looking forward to sharing TeaDay with everyone. Bottoms up.

[Victoria]

Less than 30 minutes usually. Not a morning person so I really need the
first cup to wake me up.

Wish it could be in "minutes" like with the ease of setting a coffeemaker the night before. Wow that would be great. But I'm slow to get it made sometimes.

[Smells_Familiar]

i said less than 60. shower first to wake the body followed by tea for the brain. sometimes less than 30, but always less than 60.

the last tea i had tonight was 2008 li-shan "tsui feng" from houde, mmm.

goodnight all.

[entropyembrace]

Less than 3 hours for me, my stomach can't handle tea before food so I have to eat first.

[Jack_teachat]

Within an hour I would say, I like to wake up a little and have some breakfast before I have tea.

Yesterday I was in London and decided to pay a visit to the highly rated bar and shop Teasmith at Spitalfields market (http://www.teasmith.co.uk) I'd just like to say that I was blown away by this place, everything was done right! High quality tea, brewed perfectly in front of you by friendly and knowledgeable staff. I had four infusions of Shan Lin Shi, a lightly roasted oolong, and I left after buying a gaiwan and some Baozhong. I am now officially an oolong convert! If anyone here happens to be going to London any time soon, you have to check this place out!

Started the day with Baozhong, will probably have some Yutaka Midori shincha later!

Jack

[Salsero]

Within an hour ... or two.

[cherylopal]

I choose less than 60 although it may be closer to less than 30- I walk my dog first and, during the work week, also get breakfast started.

ali shan this morning

[Drax]

I'm having my first cup of tea w/in minutes of waking up. I head straight to the kitchen, start some water boiling in the kettle and also start some water boiling on the stove for some oatmeal.

I got back from DC late last night (or this morning), so I sacrificed a half hour of morning prep time in order to get another half hour of sleep. I also decided to rebrew the pot of rou gui that I had gotten to infusion 5 before leaving... eh, I should have started a new tea!

[iannon]

depends on if i am working or not or where iam. this morning it was dens sencha teabag in a hotel paper cup by the beach. even without the precise timing water temp tea ware it was still good. proof that sometimes your environment/state of mind can play just as an important part..to me anyway

[augie]

I am up 5:15 a.m., so the first drink of the day is coffee. Two cups. If I didn't sleep well I may get a triple grande non-fat latte at the coffee shop in our building. But by 9 a.m. it's tea all the way for me. About 3 wks ago I started making iced tea all through the day... summer must be here.

[spot52]

and

in my cup today
and I drink
within an
hour of waking

[Ed]

Heh, I had to chime in on this one. I am notorious for brewing tea within minutes of waking. I can think of no better way to wake up.

[Victoria]

A new Nilgiri from Cameilla Sinensis this morning:
Nilgiri Coonoor 2009 - It's ok, but not going to be a favorite.

Have a nice day everyone!

[brad4419]

I'm having my first cup of tea w/in minutes of waking up. I head straight to the kitchen, start some water boiling in the kettle and also start some water boiling on the stove for some oatmeal.

Drax, I do about the same thing except I boil enough water for my tea and oatmeal together in a pan. Oatmeal and tea go together so well for breakfast. I think thats why I started makeing teabags tea a long time ago is because I had some tea bags and thought, why don't I just boil a little more water and wah-lah.

Also they have so many different instant oatmeal flavors that I don't get bored with it everyday.

Entropyembrace wrote:

Less than 3 hours for me, my stomach can't handle tea before food so I have to eat first.

Im the same way when I drink puerh.

[Intuit]

I'm up at the same time every day (5:30); I start water heating for tea and then oatmeal within 15 min of rising. Lovely morning here - one of many small blessings for which I am most thankful.

Mint tea to start, with Keemun fast behind.