Instead, the tea is more dynamic: from the first steeping to the ninth, each distinctive cup takes you on a journey. Large teapot brewing condenses all a tea's potential into one serving. Gongfu cha elongates that experience into a series of cross sections, each with its own nuances. Brew...
That is also the difficulty with taste, in comparison with colours (vision). With visual descriptions, it is easy to parade a colour around and say “this is colour X” and have everyone agree upon it. When you have near universal agreement on a certain name, then it becomes meaningful a...
Grandpa style is a term that I coined a few years ago while talking about drinking tea casually, and it has since caught on, it seems, in the blogosphere for tea. In a nutshell, grandpa style means the brewing of tea in a large cup, with no filters or teaballs or bags or anyth...
There are a lot of doodads that you can purchase for making gongfu tea. The truth is all you need is a few basic tools. Brewing Vessel (gaiwanor small teapot) Teacup Gram scale Some might disagree with me about the scale, but I recommendweighing your leavesuntil you develop a feel for...
Instead, the tea is more dynamic: from the first steeping to the ninth, each distinctive cup takes you on a journey. Large teapot brewing condenses all a tea's potential into one serving. Gongfu cha elongates that experience into a series of cross sections, each with its own nuances. ...