The best tea is not necessarily all that good.

Jim

PS Mv version of Twitters.

A precise cup of tea tastes good, more or less.

Jim

On Mar 10, 8:04*am, wrote:
> A precise cup of tea tastes good, more or less.
>
> Jim

Because it is being drunk by a more-or-less tea drinker. Toci

An intoxicating tea will sober you up.

Jim

The complexity of tea lies in it's simplicity.

Jim

Two people who enjoy tea have to say nothing.

Jim

If you meet a tea master on the road buy him a cup of coffee.

Jim

PS In case you missed it.

The best tea is unexpected.

Jim

Every cup of tea taste different enough, no matter the care.

Jim

On Mar 13, 7:46*am, wrote:
> The best tea is unexpected.
>
> Jim

Depends upon the time of day. Toci

On Mar 13, 12:43*pm, toci > wrote:
> On Mar 13, 7:46*am, wrote:
>
> > The best tea is unexpected.
>
> > Jim
>
> Depends upon the time of day. * * Toci

and mood

Tea gives you enough time to be alone.

Jim

Tea is like particle physics, the more you look, the more there is.

Jim

There is no accounting for tastebuds.

Jim

There will be a tea that makes the world right when it stops making
sense.

Jim

If I didnt drink tea I would be somebody different.

Jim

Scales,timers,guages are like a tea cozy, required by a few.
Jim

Making tea is as complicated as making a mountain out of a molehill.
Jim

On Mar 21, 8:34*am, wrote:
> Making tea is as complicated as making a mountain out of a molehill.
> Jim

Shh!- Don't tell evertbody. Toci

On Mar 21, 8:32*am, wrote:
> Scales,timers,guages are like a tea cozy, required by a few.
> Jim

But they do, do different things. Toci

On Mar 17, 7:00*am, wrote:
> If I didnt drink tea I would be somebody different.
>
> Jim

You'd also be somebody different if you didn't have your cowboy
boots. Toci

On Mar 17, 6:58*am, wrote:
> There is no such thing as a bad tea.
>
> Jim

There are only bad tea drinkers. Toci

Tea still tastes good no matter how much you know.
Jim

On Mar 30, 7:53*am, wrote:
> Tea still tastes good no matter how much you know.
> Jim

or, in the case of some of us, regardless of how little you know!

The more serious you are about tea, the more fun it becomes.
Jim

Drinking more different teas causes each one to taste better.
Jim

There is more aroma in the pot than the cup.
Jim

writes:

> There is more aroma in the pot than the cup.

Possibly, but often there's more aroma in the emptied cup than in
either.

/Lew
---
Lew Perin /
http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html

The pot can be full or empty. If you like the left over scent in a
cup, the pot is better.

Jim

On Apr 3, 7:57 am, Lewis Perin > wrote:
> writes:
> > There is more aroma in the pot than the cup.
>
> Possibly, but often there's more aroma in the emptied cup than in
> either.
>
> /Lew
> ---
> Lew Perin /

On Apr 3, 11:01*am, wrote:
> The pot can be full or empty. *If you like the left over scent in a
> cup, the pot is better.
>
> Jim
>
> On Apr 3, 7:57 am, Lewis Perin > wrote:
>
> > writes:
> > > There is more aroma in the pot than the cup.
>
> > Possibly, but often there's more aroma in the emptied cup than in
> > either.
>
> > /Lew
> > ---
> > Lew Perin /

Sort of related: I watched a cool documentary about tea and the one
Chinese tea master made a comment that basically said the smell in the
brewing vessel might not be very pleasant but the aroma of the brewed
tea/cup should be. This means that the brewing was done correctly and
the less pleasant aspects were left behind.

I've thought about that at times and I can say that there are some
brewed oolong leaves (greener, or highly fired greener oolongs) that
smell terrible while the resultant tea is very beautiful and has none
of the taste or aroma of the leaf itself.

- Dominic

Don't be seduced by tea opinions.
Jim

Every tea says something about every other tea.
Jim

On Apr 6, 7:23*am, wrote:
> Every tea says something about every other tea.
> Jim

And you should hear the noise in my tea cupboard. Toci

On Apr 6, 3:04*pm, toci > wrote:
> On Apr 6, 7:23*am, wrote:
>
> > Every tea says something about every other tea.
> > Jim
>
> And you should hear the noise in my tea cupboard. * * Toci

The things my Gyokuro's say would cause a lesser tea to shrivel up
and die. I have to console my sencha daily. Puerh is a right bully
though and I've broken up quite a few scuffles with the Keemun, just
because their older and bigger...

In all honesty the original sentiment is true, very often one tea will
change my opinion of another one way or the other sometimes long after
the fact.

- Dominic

I tell people I use a divining rod to pick my teas. I get a double
take when I tell this to other tea drinkers. There is some mysterious
process that helps me pick. Now Im in the process of evaluating the
taste of puer plaques. I have no basis except for what I already know
about puer and tea taste in general. I suspect the same 'glue' used
in a tea blossom is used in a plaque. I cant seem to taste or see it.

Jim

On Apr 6, 1:59 pm, "Dominic T." > wrote:
> On Apr 6, 3:04 pm, toci > wrote:
>
> > On Apr 6, 7:23 am, wrote:
>
> > > Every tea says something about every other tea.
> > > Jim
>
> > And you should hear the noise in my tea cupboard. Toci
>
> The things my Gyokuro's say would cause a lesser tea to shrivel up
> and die. I have to console my sencha daily. Puerh is a right bully
> though and I've broken up quite a few scuffles with the Keemun, just
> because their older and bigger...
>
> In all honesty the original sentiment is true, very often one tea will
> change my opinion of another one way or the other sometimes long after
> the fact.
>
> - Dominic

Tea traditions are to be respected not revered.
Jim

What tea to drink is mostly a potpourri.
Jim

What I know about tea could fill a cup.
Jim

Don't expect too much from tea, it won't disappoint.
Jim

Anyone can enjoy tea but most cant.
Jim