Inspired by u/mezbit's post about East Frisian tea, I wanted to share this sweet moustache cup I bought from a secondhand shop in East Frisia last month. 

If you haven't heard of a moustache cup before, they were popular in the late 1800s/early 1900s. There is a 'moustache guard' built into the cup that was supposed to save your beautiful wax-styled moustaches from getting tea all over it. Sadly I do not have a moustache (maybe I will when I'm an old lady, here's hoping) so I can neither confirm or deny if it works. 

The poem on the cup loosely translates to: “Beautiful moustaches are scarce nowadays, so make use of this cup." 

Today, a cup of Tie Guan Yin Nongxiang (浓香铁观音) whilst travelling at the country house in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Somehow, you always manage to find the right porcelain.

I love tea but I'm trying to wind down better at night, what do you drink in the evening when you want the ritual without the caffeine keeping you up?

Halloween hasn't even started but stores such as World Market already have their holiday tea blends & holiday snacks up on shelves! I promised a Swedish friend to get a Swedish sweet treat so if anyone’s Swedish, please, feel free to recommend biscuits and other sweet treats to me! A mulled spiced apple tea seems right up my alley! 👀

Sadly I have been forbidden from having caffeine AND tannins due to a medical issue, for the foreseeable future. :'( I live for my black tea with oat milk every morning and this week has been rough missing out on it. It's the epitome of cosy to me and chamomile, peppermint, etc, are not cutting it. Does anyone have suggestions for good alternatives to black, something that I could put my oat milk in? My very favourite tea is from Murchies and has a combination of Ceylon, Darjeeling, Keemun, and Assam. So those are the flavours I tend to like best. I do like Rooibos but at least the one I've had doesn't really ring the same as a good black tea. I'd so appreciate any suggestions! (Or, if I'm just going to have to suck it up and go without...) Thanks so much!

Very earthy taste to it, kinda how I would imagine tree bark to taste… the aroma is slightly smoky. Very forgettable tea in my opinion! I think I’ll go back to my green teas for tomorrow’s review

Apologies if this isn’t the correct sub or if asked before.

I have some Amazon credit and been eyeing the Fellow Kettles but was wondering which would be best to get. I currently bring to temperature a pot of water and use a thermometer but it’s tedious since I can’t get it to stay a consistent. I bought a cheaper kettle on Amazon but the temperature was off by 5-10 degrees so I returned.

It would mainly be used for making matcha and green teas.
I see most people gravitate towards the gooseneck and see its primary use is for pour over coffee yet I don’t think I’ll be drinking pour over coffee. But was also wondering if the Corvo spout would be too much?

Any advice/recommendations would be appreciated!
Thanks in advance 😊

From a previous session, my usual gyokuro from Kurihara farm. I liked this year's production but I miss some nuttiness from previous years. Apart from that, it was fantastic in the usual method, using water at around 50 to 55 C, 2 minutes steep time for the first cup and then 1 minutes, 45 sec, 30 sec, 15 sec with boiling water. Now if you want a lot of umami, use room temp water and steep around 15 minutes.

I recently discovered two 300g tins of TenRen Tung Ting Oolong hiding in my cupboard. Both are still factory sealed, with an expiry date of January 2017, so I suspect they’re over 10 years old.

This wasn’t intentional aging. I simply forgot I had them! 😂 They’ve been stored in a cupboard in Brisbane, Australia (humid subtropical climate), without any special aging conditions. I’m curious whether Tung Ting Oolong can still taste good after over 10 years of accidental aging.

I’m very tempted to open one tin and try it while keeping the other for another 20 years. 😂 Or perhaps list the other one on eBay for sale if it still tastes good.

Has anyone tried Tung Ting Oolong this old? Does it develop interesting flavours, or does it simply lose its original aroma and freshness?

So I’m starting the hobby of trying teas and haven’t gotten my full setup of a tea pot to properly brew but I do have a tea strainer that I am using

I got some white tea from a website I saw recommended on here called adagio and I feel like the tea is bland like I had better flavors from a bag white tea from marshals

i've been trying to get into loose leaf tea but every time i brew green tea it tastes bitter and kinda like lawn. am i using water that's too hot or steeping it too long? i want to actually enjoy this instead of choking it down like a punishment.

I have been using rose water & rose syrup in my tea for a while now but orange blossom water is a banger! Pomegranate molasses surprisingly goes well with green tea, too! Game changer! I've created my own spearmint infused water for tea which I've enjoyed! Let's see if saffron water liquorice water, chamomile water, or anise water does anything!

I'm so witchy. My younger siblings 17M and 14F see my tea combinations and say I'm making potions. I suppose I am!

Fun Fact: Food-grade rose water is perfectly fine for your face as a toner! I love using it!

I love a chai latte (hot or cold), but it tends to give me stomach problems. I usually order it from a mainstream coffee shop and it’s served with skimmed milk.

I wondered if it’s any better with something like coconut or oat milk, for example? I’m interested to find out how other people take it.

I recently reflected on how much I liked the range of honey in tea. Wondering which aroma you recently put concious awareness on.

(Currently drinking a qiaomu hongcha from Banna House)

I don’t mind white, green, and black cheap teabags but for loose leaf/cakes I only like Shou Mei. I haven’t tried blacks because I’m worried about teeth staining. I tried silver needle, oolong, and raw pu-erh. Silver needle is ok. It gives me an intense tingling in my mouth and seems a bit of a weird taste. The oolong and raw pu-erh I like less. Oolong is a crazy flavor. It tastes a bit like coffee to me (I don’t like coffee). Raw pu-erh is too green. I think I like greens the least. Any recommendations? Maybe white peony or gongmei

I have finally decided to respect the leaf (i. e. got tired of fishing loose leaves on the loose using gaiwan) and collected proper setup of unglazed stoneware houhin and a yunomi cup.

Winter come at me, I am ready.

Bought it for 500hkd, don't know is it all original, any help will be grateful

This plant is sold as “passiflora” where I live (Turkey). But I’ve seen the live passiflora plant before, and I couldn’t quite match it to the herb in this photo.

What is this, exactly?

Hoping for some recommendations for a great tea pot available in Australia. I have usually used simple glass teapots with removable infuser but hoping to get something a little nicer. I drink primarily green teas, so looking for something where I can remove the tea to avoid oversteeping, for 1-2 people and easy to clean. Thanks in advance!!

I love drinking tea and want to finally upgrade my tea collection, esp. w/good-quality loose-leaf. Some teas I've enjoyed in the past:

• Milk Oolong: Especially the richer creamy/buttery varieties. Years ago, my family would buy vacuum-sealed packs imported from overseas that we'd keep in the freezer, but not sure from where. I wouldn't mind trying a few varieties to see which I like more.
• Black Tea: In general, but esp. ones like Tealyra's Yunnan Golden Special - have bought it on Amazon and enjoy it - would like to get similar teas + maybe higher quality alternative of this one (if it's not hi-quality).
• Roasted Grain Tea: Like those teas in Korean restaurants - I've had diff. ones, and not sure if it's barley/rice/corn etc., but I like that stronger roasted grain flavor. I heard these are good to get at H-mart - any recommendations for brands? Is loose/tea bag better?

Ideally, I'd love to order at least some of these from the same vendor to save on shipping & avoid the hassle. NJ/NYC area.

Something reasonably priced - doesn't have to be super cheap or some rare collector's item. Since I'll drink these regularly, prefer reputable sources for good quality and minimize unhealthy chemicals/additives.

I am an avid black/green/matcha drinker, but I also love coffee. I’ve recently discovered the concept of hojicha and since I already love matcha but prefer nutty/warm/roasted flavors like coffee and a robust Irish breakfast tea, I’d really like to give it a try.

Anyone have suggestions for a quality brand I can get in the US for a reasonable price? I want to give it a fair try, so I don’t need the absolute cheapest thing on the market, but I also don’t want to invest in a $200 tiny tin like I accidentally did the first time I tried matcha 😅 Just in case I don’t like it as much as I thought I would.

I love a roasted oolong or a thicccc ripe puer. I typically use a gaiwan, sometimes I grandpa style.
I’ve tried a few vendors: W2T, West China, YunnanSourcing, CrimsonLotus, Liquid Proust… if there’s anything from these vendors, great, but I’m also curious to branch out!!!

I’m mostly gearing toward roasted oolong right now. What screams “Autumn” to you?

I went to the health food store, saw matcha powder in the bulk section, so I got some. I have never had it before. I came home and looked up how to make matcha tea, and it says to use a  bamboo whisk (chasen), which I do not have. Can I just use a fork or chopsticks to stir it around?

PS: how would it taste? What taste does it resemble? Thanks.

Edit: If bulk matcha will not make good tea, what else can I use the powder in?