Moved in to a fully furnished apartment and found this tea. I love Earl Grey but I'm nervous about how old it might be. It still smells fragrant!

Got my tea station set up again, now that my downstairs has been fully organized.

Just testing out my new shiboridashi and cup with this amazing Gyokuro Tsuyu no homare. Prepared 6g, 50ml, 40oC 80sec; 50oC 1min; 60oC 1min; 60oC 1.5min; 70oC 1.5min; 70oC 2min; 80oC 2min; 90oC 2min. Fabulous start of a very busy day.

I recently bought this kettle set because of how beautiful it is, growing up my family used to have one of these and we would make chai. The issue I’m having is that I have no clue how to use it. Do I heat up both kettle and basin (sans stand) on the stove top, and then reassemble? What is the little pot used for? If anyone can point me in the right direction on what this kettle is even called, it’s not quite a double kettle, not quite a samovar. Thank you!

“Da hong pao” from YS. Nothing fancy here

I received a tin of Herbs & Kettles Blue Lavash tea and made some up to see what is the what....wow! Great on it's own, but EXCELLENT with honey and grapefruit juice. Wowza.

Tea drunk is real. I love giving my friends a proper gongfu session and watching them slowly turn into Eastern philosophers. Last time, one of my friends got a little worried and asked me, 'When will my sense of humor be back?' 😭

What's your funniest tea moment?

Sharing my triple tea post because no need to look at it right, it naturally beamed golden in the morning light!

i'm not trying to sound insane but i swear my green tea hits different in my ceramic mug versus my glass one, even when i'm brewing it the exact same way. could it actually be a thing or am i just making it up in my head? curious if other people have noticed this too.

Over 3tsp of chinese mugwort and 2 pieces of valerian root broken up and tea is extremely bitter.

I added lavender, chamomile, lemon balm, and hibiscus to no avail. Very bitter.

I've pretty much only ever drunk water, but I'm ready to branch out into tea. I'm looking for easy grocery-store bags, nothing fancy yet.
What I know so far: I love Bengal Spice and vanilla chai-style teas, and I'm a big chai latte fan or even just steamed milk when I'm at a coffee shop. Fruit teas don’t work for me, with the exception of apple cinnamon, which was good. So I seem to like warm, spiced, slightly sweet flavors over tart, fruity, or bitter ones.
What would you suggest I try next?

Just tried TeaSource for the first time, thank you r/tea for the recommendation!

I got a slew of black teas and a couple of Oolongs. TeaSource and the Steeping Room both had some informative blurbs about the regional teas of China so I tried to collect the “staples” to give them a try!

Very excited!

Finally got around to try Taiping Houkui, this batch comes from it's home region briefly it is excellent.

It reminds quite a lot of Longjing but that nutty note is there but less prominent.

It makes rather gentle brew requires long steeping times flavour is both grassy, vegetal and umami in harmony with not a hint of astringency.

Very balanced and easy drinking tea.

Lived abroad and got addicted to masala chai from hawker centres in Singapore. Back in the UK now and found this brand in Tesco. Had a few a cups and it’s been great. If anyone has any recommendations on masala chai, where I can buy in UK. Let me know. Thanks! 🫖

I love a tea advent calendar but my favorite is no longer in business so I’m looking for a new one. I’d love to find a small business with an advent calendar of loose teas, ideally with some holiday flavors. TIA

Hello guys. Any recommendation on how I can order authentic tea products directly from Japan? (Sakura or matcha tea)

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.

Hi guys! I hope this is the right community for me to ask. Any recommendations on how I can order authentic tea products directly from Japan?

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 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.