Jin Jun Mei red tea along with some desserts
China ZheJiang Region, Lishui City administration, Qingtian County

Earl grey tastes like regular black tea to me, but ive heard that some brands have a more distinct flavour so I would really love some suggestions!

i just tried a proper oolong from actual leaves instead of those dust particles in a bag and i'm genuinely confused why this tastes like an entirely different drink. is it just me or does everyone experience this massive jump in flavor? also if you have recs for beginner-friendly loose leaf that won't break the bank i'm all ears.

I've been drinking tea for over 20 years, but when it comes to matcha, I'm still a curious beginner. 😊

Today, I decided to give it a try myself.

A little green powder, some water, a bamboo whisk — and suddenly I realized that making a bowl of tea can take more skill than you might think!

Did my matcha turn out well? I'm not entirely sure yet. But I certainly had fun making it!

It's lovely to discover that even after so many years of drinking tea, there's still something new to explore.

And now I'm curious — do you have any tips for a matcha beginner? 😄🍵

Never heard of this & tis the season for all things 🎃 this was one of two tucked in the way back 🤗

I got this presumably cast iron tea kettle/pot from my college's free to take bin of unclaimed goods. It came with a strainer (and lid ofc) so I assume its something bought from Amazon or something. The inside almost looks rusted? Im not sure if it was supposed to have a coating or not. I have cleaned it and this is what it looks like. Is it still usable or should it just be a display piece?

I'm a city girl who loves tea, but my boyfriend loves the wilderness, so I want to start getting into hiking so we have more opportunities to connect. I don't want anything super intense, but I think a walk with a travel gong fu set and some hot water would be nice. Any recommendations for hikes I might want to check out in Washington State? Something with a view where we can sit and enjoy tea either in the middle or at the end of the journey would be ideal. Thank you for your help! Photo of this morning's setup provided as help tax.

I see it recommended so often on every blog, youtube channel, social media including reddit but I also see tons of complaints? Wasn’t too sure if it’s all just people being sponsored.

I was able to visit thr tea shop in NY Chinatown and got some dragon pearl jasmine. Some how the anoma is not as flowery as Harney and Sons, and the tea tasted bitter with a bit of sour and next to no jasmine taste/anoma after brewing with yixing, 85c and 40s for brewing with dry leaves about 1/4-1/5 of the pot. Is this normal for Jasmine tea or was I doing something wrong?

Hello!! I been looking in some japanese stores that they sell many types of metal stainer (i know,many people prefer clay ones since dosent change flavour)

But i see many types and i cant decide which one is better! There is the fukumashi style,the bottom one etc etc

Tell me what is your opinion

I saw they had a song zhong this year which is almost always an expensive varietal, but HOLY hell at over $5.50/g, I’ll put in my order at ORT.

I’m very familiar with all sorts of dancong, but almost always find myself tasting ORT/bitterleaf’s picks every year. Should I be looking at any other vendors for top shelf dancong? (east coast USA)

I have just tasted earl grey tea and think it is fabulous. What can you recommend as the best earl grey tea - price is not an issue, I actually love this tea and love the flavor.

I recently asked about black tea. Ive been looking at options and was wondering what is better. UK tea or Japanese tea. I see alot of UK tea reels, and someone suggested Japanese tea in my last post.

Which has the best flavor, price, like strength?

Hello, new obsessed tea drinker here :)
What temperature is best for teabags, like green tea or black tea? My pukna green tea package says 100c on it, but the internet mostly recommend 80c for green tea. But is that for loose tea leaves?
Also drinking tea without food can hurt my stomach, is that caused because of a preparation error like temperature or steep time?

Any help would be appreciated 😊

Hi all, I love chatting tea and herbs, so I'm gonna try a new thing here! I wanna make a nice relaxing tea blend for tonight using my French press. What should I make? Here's what I've got on-hand, all loose leaf:

- chamomile

- lavender

- rose petals

- rosehips

- hibiscus flower

- mullein leaf

- lemongrass

- elderberry

- cinnamon sticks

Plus some fresh lemon balm growing in a pot outside!

What do you suggest?

It's finally getting cold around here, and this means I can pull out the beautifully embroidered pure pashmina Kashmiri shawls my mother's younger sister got us! They have such lovely floral designs. I am going to buy a blanket so I can lay it out on the floor and drink my hot cardamom black tea with milk & rose syrup added while I type on my laptop.

I don't know how to explain it, but I do enjoy having the sea breeze hit my face despite always getting a runny nose and cold skin whenever I work on my story writing in a high place. It's sweater weather season, which means that I can bundle up with all of my layers and take advantage of the heated blanket I was gifted last Christmas! I am warmed by the hot cup of tea; I am warmed by the layers, and yet I have the chilly autumn air coming my way.

I hope this makes sense? I love having a hot cup of tea in a place of great ambiance.

I went to a tea party and REALLY liked the fruit tea (I always put too much sugar in most teas except green tea, which I consider sacred and thus should not have any) I want to get into hosting tea parties when I get better, would fruit teas be passe

Secondly, I found these music boxes at an estate sale. one is pictured but I have two. They are NOT online at all (not even a picture) I was wondering how rare these really are, and if they are a collectors items

So i bought some Duck Shit tea from this tea shop in SF and it was $50 for 50g. I expected it to be expensive because duck shit tea is supposed to be really fancy and a nice tea, but i was looking on Yunnan sourcing today and their duck shit is only about $13-15 for 50g. Ive never bought from yunnan sourcing before so IDK if they are a good website to shop at but I was wondering if I lowkey got ripped off in SF or if yunnan sourcing is just weirdly cheap. Also if anyone has any recs for duck shit tea I would appreciate it because I dont live in SF so its hard for me to visit that tea shop.