Around the world, from Argentina to Zimbabwe, professional tea tasters 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 consistent.
If you fancy the professional touch use our Tasting Crockery (AC67), 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 More Tea always suggests the amount of tea to use, the water temperature, and the brewing time. These are based on our own tastings and set out in our handy Brewing Guide. This is found under the tin, or in the printed instructions sent with your tea. These recommendations are just to get you started; much of the fun of tea tasting 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 for longer.
Many people use multiple brewing with green and white teas, repeatedly brewing the same leaves for short periods. This makes quite a difference to the taste.
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