Hi Pilo,

The cup is at least as important as the surroundings which should be
pleasant.

A cup should be :

-thin...thick material has a negative impact on your taste buds
-white
-shallow and not too deep to see the colour of the tea
-nice to look at.....you must like t look at the cup to begin with
- out of china bone
-easy to handle in your hands
-appropiate for the type of tea
Best
Kalle Grieger


pilo_ schrieb:
> 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*