Coffee is served from a coffee pot into a cup, then the cup is placed on a saucer. Recorded with a zoom h4n portable recorder. Edited a bit in audacity to raise the level of the coffee pouring sound and lower the level of the saucer impact sound.
The porcelain teapot lid is lifted, water is poured in and the lid replaced. A cupful is poured, the liquid is stirred and the spoon returned to the saucer. A drink is taken and an appreciative 'ahhh' is heard.
These sounds came from a session where i needed to record very gentle clinking sounds with a tea set. The setup is an mxl3000 mic through a neve portico preamp. They are very soft by design.