TASTING or CUPPING TEA What is the art of "tasting" or "cupping" tea?

TASTING NOTES

Taste is a complicated sense. Someone said smell is 90% of taste. Well, smell is a complicated sense, too. By doing "tastings" of  teas regularly, our taste buds and sense of smell awaken. We begin to understand what we put in our mouths on a regular basis,  enriching our experience of food, drink, conversation, and life! Cupping teas doesn’t need to be complicated, however. In fact, it’s fun!

To get the feel for how to put this sensory experience into words, see

• Cupping 101 (which is about Coffee tasting, but the same principles apply)
• Tea Tasting Notes 1
• Tea Tasting Notes 2

After brewing three different teas, record your impressions.

Send us your tasting notes on our Interactive Coffee and Tea Forum, and we'll add portions of your impressions to ours. (When you post your notes on our forum, simply start your subject line with "CTN:" for "Coffee Tasting Note" or "TTN:" for "Tea Tasting Note," and your comments will be automatically added to the archives. Of course, if you prefer, you are also welcome to send us your tasting comments by E-mail.

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