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#baimudan twig and leaf... #whitetea #chinesetea #gongfuchaFinished off the last 12 grams of a 2012 Ba Da #shengpuerh in a 300 ml pot. A very nice way to lose an entire morning and a good bit of the early afternoon.... #tea #chineseteaware #chinesetea #teapot #gongfucha #rawpuerhLuckily the lid from a seldom used pot was a perfect fit for a favourite pot's broken one... #tea #chineseteaware #teapotAnother charity shop find...currently used for #japanesegreentea@white2tea 's #dailydrinker #rawpuerh worked superbly well as a pre-dinner party appetite whetter and mood setter... #tea #chinesetea #chineseteaware #gongfucha #gongdaobei #shengpuerh#genmaicha by @yamamotoyama_usa
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Monthly Archives: September 2016
Da Yu Ling
Before I go any further, let it be noted that I recorded my tasting notes for this tea on the back of an old shopping list.
Posted in review, tea diary
Tagged Da Yu Ling, High Mountain, Oolong, Taiwanese tea, tea, teaism
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Anji Bai Cha
There’s no doubt about it, if you’re truly serious about your love of the leaf, then Anji Bai Cha, or Anji (a county in Zhejiang province) White Tea is simply one of the teas you’re going to have to taste … Continue reading
Posted in review, tea types
Tagged Anji Bai Cha, Chinese tea, green tea, tea, teaism, white tea
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The Tea Library – “Tea Wisdom”
A short and sweet review for a brilliant little book today.
Posted in review
Tagged Aaron Fisher, books about tea, Global Tea Hut, tea, Tea Wisdom, teaism, Wu De
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Grandpa Style
If the gong-fu style of tea preparation, with its elaborate equipment, detailed methodology, and precise amounts and temperature control represents yin, then its yang can be thought of to be the “Grandpa style” method of steeping tea leaves.
2012 Ba Da Sheng Pu-erh
I can’t help it, but I’m a sucker for loose leaf sheng Pu-erh.
Posted in review, tea diary
Tagged Ba Da, Cha qi, Chinese tea, Pu-erh, raw Pu-erh, sheng, tea, teaism
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Broken Cup, Empty Leaves
The teacup bears the scars of a collision with a much larger gaiwan, a trauma it was never going to recover from.
Huo Shan Huang Ya
Just after our summer holiday I felt I was in a bit of a rut tea-wise.
Posted in review, tea diary, tea types
Tagged Chinese tea, Huo Shan Huang Ya, tea, teaism, yellow tea
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A Clear Winner
Regular readers of this blog will no doubt be aware of my somewhat lacklustre attempts to curtail my teaware habit.
Posted in review, teaware
Tagged Chinese teaware, gaiwan, glass teaware, tea, teaism
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