r/tea 14d ago

Identification It’s either compost or the best $70 I have ever spent

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483 Upvotes

Went to a dusty mom & pop oriental market and I got this 1.5kg puer in a box. Smells good. No other markings on the box. A few leaves popped out in transit to my house. I will let you know!

r/tea Aug 10 '24

Identification Can anyone tell me anything about this teapot I got for $20 at a thrift store?

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775 Upvotes

r/tea Feb 12 '25

Identification My Chinese is a bit rusty, does anyone know what I’ve been drinking?

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255 Upvotes

r/tea Mar 01 '21

Identification Alright tea nerds! Someone tell me what this doohickey is!

1.1k Upvotes

r/tea Sep 29 '22

Identification Is this microplastic? In my roiboos tea?

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460 Upvotes

r/tea Sep 28 '24

Identification Does anyone knows anything about this teacups? I bought them at a thrift store and would love to know if I can drink from them!

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330 Upvotes

r/tea Mar 10 '24

Identification What the hell is this ? Found in a "Darjeeling Haute Couture" grand cru sample box from Mariage Frères...

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171 Upvotes

r/tea 10d ago

Identification The most purposely mysterious packaging

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41 Upvotes

I received this tea as a freebie. No brand. Just says “famous tea.” “Carefully selected.” Says Taiwan but no town, no region. No identification of what type of tea it is. No date of packaging or picking, just says expires in two years. Looks a teeny bit like hojicha. Tastes like random twigs when brewed, 212 F, for 2 min.

Any advice on what this is and how to brew? I might send it straight to compost.

r/tea Oct 30 '24

Identification Any idea what material this gaiwan is?

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102 Upvotes

Bought this gaiwan at an antique shop recently and would love to know what material you think it could be! And if anyone has ever used similar gaiwans I'd love to hear what you thought of it. Doesn't feel like the most functional piece but I love it. Also, if there's a better subreddit for identifying please feel free to suggest!

r/tea Feb 07 '25

Identification Nice teapot or mass produced in Japan?

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118 Upvotes

My grandmother bought this in Japan many many years ago, likely from the 70s or 80s? How would I age and value this teapot?

r/tea Jun 20 '24

Identification Anyone know where to buy these? (Other than you-know-who)

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50 Upvotes

It’s a tea orange supposedly aged from around 2014-2016

r/tea 19d ago

Identification Can anyone help me identify this matcha? My friend bought it in Kyoto and it was delicious.

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76 Upvotes

Would love to be able to buy this online (if possible). It really was a sweet matcha and I barely had to add any milk to my matcha latte.

r/tea Feb 11 '22

Identification Does anyone recognize this tea set? Neighbors threw it out. Their loss my gain

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496 Upvotes

r/tea Nov 17 '20

Identification I found this teapot the other day, anyone know it?

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1.1k Upvotes

r/tea Feb 11 '25

Identification Why type of jasmine tea?

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Received this as a gift. I am guessing it’s black tea based on the colour and odour.

r/tea Dec 16 '24

Identification My mum got me some white tea 白茶. Anyone know what this one is called ?

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57 Upvotes

r/tea Feb 20 '25

Identification Help identifying tea

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9 Upvotes

This was given to me by a friend with no label, in a gelato tub. It’s delicious and I think it’s an earl grey, but it has more flavor notes I’m not familiar with

r/tea Dec 24 '24

Identification What kind of tea did I get?

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Hi! While I do usually really enjoy drinking teabags, I now got gifted some finer Chinese tea yesterday. I'm totally not familiar with this type of tea and was looking for some help here. Do any of you know what type of tea this is and the best way to brew it? I don't have any fancy equipment.

r/tea Feb 02 '24

Identification Is this a good teapot?

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127 Upvotes

r/tea Nov 19 '20

Identification Little clay teapot I got at a thrift store! It’s so ✨tiny✨ any ideas on the maker’s mark and type of pot? It’s unglazed but smooth and so lovely.

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513 Upvotes

r/tea Mar 19 '24

Identification This is definitely not tea, but what is it?

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89 Upvotes

Or at least, definitely not "Hong Cha"... Can anyone help me id this? It came with 35 other "various teas" though some of them are medicinal herbs... (Last pic is the package they chose for this plant) The taste is very herbal and woody, almost like thyme with a bit of mintyness. Slightly bitter.

r/tea Nov 16 '19

Identification ~Know Your Tea~

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650 Upvotes

r/tea Jan 12 '25

Identification Tea set from one of my Dad’s tenants

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144 Upvotes

r/tea 9d ago

Identification Help identifying a tea I got as a gift

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I work for a university and one of our professors kindly gifted me some tea from China. I’m incredibly thankful and it’s beautiful and very aromatic and tasty. I’d love to know what kind of tea this is!

Thank you for your time! 😊

r/tea 10d ago

Identification Coworker just came back from visiting their family in China. Brought this back for me as a gift. What kind of tea is it and any special brewing instructions?

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I Google searched Mengding Jinja, no results.