melthebell Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 yer all bloody weirdos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_rudeboy Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 I only really drink tea at work and now have a China mug, which does make it taste nicer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davyboy Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 I can only drink tea out of a china cup. Touch of class on SF at last. Wedgewood of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddycoffee Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 If you want a proper answer, taste is closely related to smell. Tea, similar to wine will taste different out of differently shaped drinking vessels. Different shapes and volumes will affect the aroma and the flow of the steam and the experience of putting your face close to the liquid to drink. The colour of the mug must be some kind of psycologial effect. It makes no sense that a different colour could afect the taste. Although a different material will affect the experience because of the differences in heat transfer between the cup and your face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddycoffee Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 yer all bloody weirdos I bet I can drin a bottle of neat hendos faster than you can.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lectrolove Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 I have a problem with the cup colour. We bought some lovely cups in about 10 colours from John Lewis. Tea in the one that is the same colour as an old ladies anorack (i.e. lavendar) is awful, bordering on poisonous. The colour on the outside doesn't bother me too much, but the inside of the cup MUST be white or the is tea just WRONG. All those who say cups should be wider at the top are also completely correct and stoneware is out. Not that I'm fussy about tea <twitch> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amaranthus Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 If you want a proper answer, taste is closely related to smell. Tea, similar to wine will taste different out of differently shaped drinking vessels. Different shapes and volumes will affect the aroma and the flow of the steam and the experience of putting your face close to the liquid to drink. The colour of the mug must be some kind of psycologial effect. It makes no sense that a different colour could afect the taste. Although a different material will affect the experience because of the differences in heat transfer between the cup and your face. Thank you, I genuinely am interested as I have thought this for years now. You must be a tea connoisseur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amaranthus Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 The colour on the outside doesn't bother me too much, but the inside of the cup MUST be white or the is tea just WRONG. All those who say cups should be wider at the top are also completely correct and stoneware is out. Not that I'm fussy about tea <twitch> I knew it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Talker Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 I have a favourite cup for my tea. It's China, white inside, and with a pink pattern on the outside. The logo on it says something about shoe shopping. My late brother in law used to have a pint-pot, from which he drank his tea. He insisted it not be washed (weshed!) It used to build up and build up the tea stains inside it. It used to make me feel it looked horrible. I absolutely can't stand drinking from stained pots, and, now and again, I'd try and sneak it from him, and give it a sandblasting to get the muck off the inside. (Blech! Blech!) It was difficult as he knew what I'd do if I got my hands on his pint-pot, so would guard it with his life. If I did sneak it away, and scour it out, he'd go absolutely bananas about it, and play merry hell. he'd say "The stinking tea just doesn't taste right, now!!! The stains added a bit of flavour!" UGH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Talker Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 ps, sometimes in the city centre I'll order a pot of tea from certain cafés or restaurants, and the tea tastes dreadful, like there's still some of that industrial cleaner in the pipes of the machine that heats the water (you know the stuff:- stinks like Harpic!) It's horrible, and a real let down, as I love my cup of tea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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