When I'm tasting seriously (yeah..haha), I adopt the wine tasting
technique of gurgling the tea while inhaling through my mouth and make
this rude noise. I swirl the liquid around for 10 seconds or more to
evaluate the texture. During swallowing, I concentrate on its texture
going down the throat. After swallowing, my lips are closed, I breathe
through my nose and count the seconds it takes for the residual taste
to dissipate.

If you have attained the level that I have, you will occasionally choke
while gurgling the tea and it comes out the nose. Now, that's really
fun! Your guests/spouse/children will usually be entertained when that
happens.

Phyll


xDustinx wrote:
> How does everyone taste their tea? For the first infusion I will sip
> the tea after inhaling a little air and then exhale through my nose
> after I swallow the tea. For the next several infusions I let the tea
> move around my mouth, mostly to see how it feels. What does everyone
> else do? I'm looking to make my technique better, and I'm sure I have
> plenty of room for improvement.