What's your favorite teacup?

presently its this one
http://www.davidstea.com/retro-flower-cup-and-saucer-teal?&TF=&DEID=
though I have seen the new Davids PTM designs and OH MY GOD I WANT THEM ALL
*two more sleeeeps

I collect teacups. The blingtastic gold one in my icon is probably my favourite. I also have a soup mug I drink out of, a pretty brown mug a friend gave me, one of the fox tail mugs, etc. I have more mugs than glasses! It depends on what I’m drinking, and also why I’m drinking. If I need caffeine I use the soup mug. If I want to savor the tea, I use a teacup or tiny mug.

I really want to love the David’s Perfect Tea Mug, but it’s just sooooo big!

Completely forgot about my mugtails, bear mug. really impracticle as a mug, but so damn cute!

I also forgot the mug I’m using for smaller amounts of tea right now, for single servings from the gravity infuser. It’s a standard size coffee mug with the words “Cup of Joe” on it and a picture of Joe Biden.

I really like tea for one sets, because I can make more than a cup of tea at a time and yet they’re small enough so that it doesn’t get cold in between. I just steep the tea right in the little pot and then use a strainer to pour it into the cup. I have a couple of different ones that I use, but mainly use my little Vera Bradley one just because it’s so practical and the perfect size for me. I really wish they would make more of these in the new print colors!

I also have a lot of antique tea cups that I’ve been collecting for years. Right now they’re stored at the top of my cabinets, but as soon as it stops raining this week I am going to my mom’s to pick up a cute, tiny cupboard to store all of my teawares in so they’re easier to get to. So excited!

My favorite Teacup is the Porcelain Lined Yixing Teacup from Mandala Teas http://shopmandalatea.com/tea-wares/cups-mugs/porcelain-lined-yixing-cup-4oz.html

The porcelain on the inside allows you to drink any tea out of these cups and the Yixing on the outside is a good indicator to how hot the tea will be before sipping! If the cups are too hot to hold ,then the tea is too hot to drink ;)

For most of my tea drinking, I use the ForLife Tall Tea Mug. (My teapots are also ForLife, and the mugs at Harney & Sons are the same size and shape.)

When I make a pot of tea to share, I use Fiestaware cups. They hold about 6 oz. and have a small handle to hold so that you don’t burn your fingers. And they come in lots of fun colors. I ordered mine factory direct so that I could get them separately without buying a place setting.

16 oz double walled white latte mug, with tea stains on the inside lip, with a silicone sleeve that my infuser fits into perfectly. Got it from the dollar store, like it so well I now have a set of 4, just in case. I also use glass canning jars too sometimes.

I have tea sets but rarely use them.

Right now I am in love with my FORLIFE Tall Tea Mug – http://www.amazon.com/FORLIFE-15-Ounce-Infuser-Black-Graphite/dp/B00178RRJG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1362898561&sr=8-1&keywords=forlife+tea+mug

Found it at the local tea shop and got it. It’s nice, has a great ceramic top (which doubles as a saucer) and and an infuser that fits perfectly in it. Great mug, stays warm for a long time, and most importantly… makes great tea!