Tea Horse

This is the ramblings of Ali Silk, founder of Tea Horse. I'll be posting thoughts on tea, inspiration and generally things that I like. Also follow the progress of Tea-1000, our very own tea robot. Check out our Taster monthly boxes at teahorse.co.uk. Let us know your thoughts, we love to hear feedback from everyone.

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Teapot by Sam Chung (2009)

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(via 1pc Chinese Longquan Celadon Tea Cup Light Blue Red Carp Pattern 50cc | eBay)

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Ceylon Teas Tasting Session

Using the global standard tea tasting sets, the tea is infused in the pots, with the lid on. The pot in then up turned into the bowl, the lid catching the tea leaves and the teeth on the pot letting the liquor escape. The wet leaves are placed on top of the lid so they can be checked for aroma and size alongside tasting. Then, grab a spoon and get slurping!

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Sean Bean drinks tea.

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Tea Chemistry

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Ideas para tatuajes de tacitas de té con pajaritos, para la ternurita que guardo dentro.

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August 11, 1964: In studio 2, taking a break during the recording of “Baby’s in Black."

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Tea is inspiration for every great musician!

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We've been tasting spring 2013 green teas, fresh from the tea gardens in China, only a few weeks old.

Aromatic, delicious fruity and grassy flavours. Every green tea lover should try these teas!

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We've been busily tasting teas for our lovely subscribers (it's a tough job, but, you know...) freshly spring-picked from the tea gardens. More wonderful 1st Flush Darjeelings from India - it's a particularly good year for these teas, with gorgeous fruity and floral aromas. 

Our tasting continued with quality teas from all around the world. We visited Nepal, the old kingdom of Sikkim, Indonesian and Africa. A taste sensation through lightly spicy infusions right the way to big and bold flavours perfect to perk us up in the morning. Look out for some supreme teas coming your way!

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Stunning teaware by Heinrich Wang, and a gorgeous chair perfect for tea drinking.

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Yep, we've said it before, we'll say it again. All the coolest people drink tea.

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Tea cup cake

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YES!

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Beautiful photos of Du Kezong, the first stop in Tibet along the ancient, bumpy Tea Horse Road. You can still see the marks of the horses' hooves.

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We're in good company!

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The best quality tea must have creases like the leathern boot of Tartar horsemen, curl like the dewlap of a mighty bullock, unfold like a mist rising out of a ravine, gleam like a lake touched by a zephyr, and be wet and soft like a fine earth newly.

- Lu Yu, The Sage of Tea

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Tea Time Tea Steeper Design: Pengtao Yu, 2011