Gong Fu brew methodGong Fu brew with a small clay pot or porcelain cup with a lid (gai wan). I like this method because it is a higher level of interaction with the tea, and teaware and it fully bring…
I left off at the part where I was describing the values of cupping tea.I had one tea teacher tell me that cupping tea is like doing your homework. You have to know what 5g of tea is, you have to know…
From Cupping to Gong Fu: Porcelain and ClayA lot of times when we are talking about a Li Shan high mountain oolong the preferred method of brewing is gong fu brewing. What do we mean when we say prefe…
Evaluating tea or conducting a tea tasting is slightly different than enjoying tea. Though tastings are fun and enjoyable, when we are enjoying tea simply for the sake of enjoyment, there aren’t reall…
Tea cupping is our way of doing homework. Get to know what 3 grams of tea looks like or what 5 grams of tea looks like….Depending on how we do it tea cupping is also a method of extracting a slightly…