Tea Tasting

Brewing Equipment

Professional tea tasters around the world, from Argentina to Zimbabwe, use the same shape and size of tasting crockery.

The design is derived from the ancient Chinese tea drinking vessels and is now standardised internationally. Thus wherever tea is tasted the methodology is consistant.

If you fancy the professional touch use our Tasting Crockery (AC03), alternatively use a Tea Infuser (AC01) and a white thin walled Porcelain Mug (AC04).

To complete your brewing equipment use a standard size teaspoon (or for really accurate tasting use a Digital weighing scale).

Brewing time can be measured using a clock or watch, or a digital countdown timer.

Brewing Conditions

For every tea we sell Nothing But Tea always suggests the amount of tea, the water temperature and the brewing time, based on our own tastings.

This information is to be found under the tin, or in printed instructions sent with your tea. These are just suggestions to get you started, but much of the fun of tea tasing is to find how teas subtly change in taste under a range of conditions.

Generally brewing time is for 2 - 5 minutes, though oolongs and tisanes can be brewed longer.

Many people use multiple brewing with greens and whites, repeatedly brewing the same leaf for short periods.