Depends on the tea for me...I have mugs I drink my blacks out of with milk
and sugar, the usual, but for greens I've been using large clear glasses (I
drink a lot of tea if I drink it...right now I guess I'm the opposite of
gung fu concious). I have used a wine goblet for greens too, but I can't
decide if this helps or not. Also I have a smallish ceramic cup, sort of
like the smelling cup in a tea tasting set (taller than wide etc) that does
help with the scent.

I am curious to find out (and when I get other types of goblets I'll see )
whether the idea of a particular wine goblet for a particular type of spirit
carries over to tea. For instance, would a goblet made for red wines and
designed to show their tannins to the best effect, be good for a heavily
oxidized oolong? On the other hand, tea tasters have been doing it for ages
and chances are they know best as to what vessels show the tea best.



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"pilo_" > wrote in message
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>
> it occurs to me this morning how crucial the
> drinking vessel can and should be to the tea
> experience. for example, i cannot drink ANY
> tea out of a mug. to drink a delicate green
> from so gross a construction would seem to
> be a bad thing. i've been drinking a lot of
> oolong lately, and for that i use a small, un-
> finished red-clay cup made in india. it adds
> immeasurably. for greens i have a small
> japan-made cup, like a little tea-bowl.
> these encourage sipping and savoring.
>
> i'd be interested to know if the cup you use
> adds to your overall tea experience..........p*