“Teaism….is essentially a worship of the Imperfect…”
Okakura Kakuzō – The Book of Tea
My Philips variable temperature kettle started to malfunction.
Maojian tea leaves
The name of this tea translates as Downy or Furry (mao) Tip (jian).
This refers to the appearance of the tea whilst still on the bush, describing the soft hairs on the unopened leaf bud.
Green tea, sweet as hay,
Leaves awaken, greet the dawn,
Perfumed call to spring.
Dry Biluochun tea leaves
Biluochun is yet another tea that invariably makes an appearance on any variant of the Famous Teas of China list, and as such is a tea well worth getting to know.
The name of this tea translates as “Green Snail Spring”, and refers to the shape of the finished leaf – a tightly rolled spiral, as well as the season of manufacture.
Tea caddies from Imperial Teas
As the saying goes “You can’t make good tea out of bad leaves, but you can make bad tea out of good leaves“.
Golden Sail Brand Pu-erh
If you like beer, then Belgium, with its dizzying array of spectacular ales, is the place for you.
If you actually move there, as we did, then initially it feels as though you are the proverbial kid who has been given the keys to the chocolate factory, and been told to get stuck in, and fill their boots.
Red tea, dragon blood,
Beats back the worst of winter,
Stored essence of spring.
A cup of mint tea
In “The Tea Enthusiast’s Handbook“, by Mary Lou & Robert J. Heiss, the section on Green Gunpowder tea mentions the fact that Green Gunpowder is more often than not used as the starting point for North African mint teas.
A cup of what, exactly…?
Six a.m. I start my morning tea ritual, and as the well rehearsed movements begin the conscious mind is uncoupled, and decides to go off on a quick jaunt.
Green gunpowder tea
It’s said that green gunpowder tea got its English name due to the fact that it resembled the explosive charge of the same name, both being small, round, darkly coloured pellets.
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