Comments on: Tea, glorious tea

By: aword

aword — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:00:46 +0000

Oooh…adding Teacup to my list. Sounds like one more reason tea in Seattle doesn’t really suck?

By: jameswa

jameswa — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:55:43 +0000

blah blah wining blah. you want amazing tea that is as taiwan good as anywhee on the planet, look around and oh, whats that…is that TEACUP on Queen Anne? Brett at Teacup knows as much as any human on the planet that lives in seattle about tea. the whole staff thers is amazing. he actually flies to taiwan / china regularly and like..hangs out on tea mountains, gets the "goods" and brings it back here. check it out.

By: mik

mik — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:20:33 +0000

I’m no expert on tea, although I am English and therefore allowed to stand on my soapbox but the full leaf teas I have experienced are a such much better abroad than here. I think Tazo (and when I first tried Tazo I hated it) has done an excellent job with these full leaf offerings.

By: aword

aword — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:08:35 +0000

tonyb, that’s a good point. I do think with new places like Miro Tea and Remedy Teas, that there’s a gradual shift happening. Granted they’re a little trendy, but the atmosphere and tea varieties offered seem to foster that "sit and enjoy" experience you mentioned.

By: tonyb

tonyb — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:03:56 +0000

I don’t think we know how to properly enjoy tea here. For American’s our beverages seem to need to do something to us to make us more active. Tea is meant to make you sit and think. The complexity of full leaf tea is meant to invoke different memories and emotions while you sit and enjoy it. Man I wish I could find some good tea around that actually does that. We have only an inkling of what really good tea should taste like and do.

By: aword

aword — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:02:45 +0000

Hmm…I bet this product explains why there was a huge Tazo Tea tent being set up this morning downtown at Westlake Center. If they’re going to serve tea anyway, loose (or full, as they call it apparently) is better than the other stuff!