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Saucer is optional. I drink directly from the cup. Make sure the cup is made of clear glass though to see the color of the tea.

angrais 5y ago
Why does where you drink from it matter, let alone its transparency?
- cyberpunk 5y ago
  Dunno about Persian style tea; but the pu’erh I often drink tastes significantly better from a sake cup vs a “normal” double walled bodum tea glass. I can’t really explain why, cup shape does affect hiw much you drink per sip, maybe the nose is involved.. Or it’s all bollocks and completely in my head. Either way, sake cup is the way to go for puerh ;)
  - okprod 5y ago
    Real puerh is very good for you. Anecdotal obviously but descendants on my father's side eat healthy and drink a lot of puerh daily, regularly live to 100+.
  - coopsmoss 5y ago
    Can't speak to the glass. But I find tea tastes awful out of a metal thermos.
  - angrais 5y ago
    Of course ... Makes sense now, thanks! Someone mentioned below that drinking from a metal cup compared with glass tastes different, which again makes sense to me. Where do you buy your pu'erh? I'll have to buy some, plus a sake cup it seems!
    - cyberpunk 5y ago
      From Mei Leaf usually (see if you can get ahold of their tub highness it’s my favourite young Sheng), not cheap though.
- gknoy 5y ago
  I believe they meant that the color of the tea matters, as an indicator of how thoroughly/well it's been brewed, rather than the fact that you can see it or not.
- codelord 5y ago
  Actually color can affect the perceived taste. Red/vibrant colors make the drink taste more sweet.
  - angrais 5y ago
    Upon reflection, I have experienced this so it all makes sense now. Thanks.
- OJFord 5y ago
  Do you drink wine, or anything where you even occasionally care how 'open' the glass is? A saucer's way more open than a cup. I'm sure there are vicious debates over flutes vs. saucers on champagne-appreciation.net forums or whatever! Not at all the same, but texture too. Meringues are I think the best example of that.

angrais 5y ago

Why does where you drink from it matter, let alone its transparency?

cyberpunk 5y ago
Dunno about Persian style tea; but the pu’erh I often drink tastes significantly better from a sake cup vs a “normal” double walled bodum tea glass. I can’t really explain why, cup shape does affect hiw much you drink per sip, maybe the nose is involved.. Or it’s all bollocks and completely in my head. Either way, sake cup is the way to go for puerh ;)
- okprod 5y ago
  Real puerh is very good for you. Anecdotal obviously but descendants on my father's side eat healthy and drink a lot of puerh daily, regularly live to 100+.
- coopsmoss 5y ago
  Can't speak to the glass. But I find tea tastes awful out of a metal thermos.
- angrais 5y ago
  Of course ... Makes sense now, thanks! Someone mentioned below that drinking from a metal cup compared with glass tastes different, which again makes sense to me. Where do you buy your pu'erh? I'll have to buy some, plus a sake cup it seems!
  - cyberpunk 5y ago
    From Mei Leaf usually (see if you can get ahold of their tub highness it’s my favourite young Sheng), not cheap though.
gknoy 5y ago
I believe they meant that the color of the tea matters, as an indicator of how thoroughly/well it's been brewed, rather than the fact that you can see it or not.
codelord 5y ago
Actually color can affect the perceived taste. Red/vibrant colors make the drink taste more sweet.
- angrais 5y ago
  Upon reflection, I have experienced this so it all makes sense now. Thanks.
OJFord 5y ago
Do you drink wine, or anything where you even occasionally care how 'open' the glass is? A saucer's way more open than a cup. I'm sure there are vicious debates over flutes vs. saucers on champagne-appreciation.net forums or whatever! Not at all the same, but texture too. Meringues are I think the best example of that.