#gongfucha

[apoostrotea]

They Mad!!! | White2Tea | Raw Puerh

I am very silly, and bought this mini because the reference on the wrapper made me laugh. I love Documentary Now. Maybe I’ll ramble about it over on instagram later, but for now I will talk about the tea itself. The description of this tea that W2T gives is interesting; they note the tea is made of some older material they were waiting to press. Once again, we are all left to ponder what this material exactly “is”, which W2T always leaves a mystery. Aroma hit me as punchy, at first. I was worried about the bitterness as the aroma seemed young and green. But, it also smells sweet, sugary, and fruity. It smells a lot like Yiwu, but I’m uncertain as W2T is a strange mysterious wizard with its sources. Liquor is gold, crisp, soft. Cloudier and thicker than some young sheng I’ve had recently. This tea is a treat for sweeter young puerh drinkers. It’s quite a special tea. Notes of jasmine, wood, and fresh fruit. Leaning a tad on the floral side rather than the fruity. Give this mini a try if it sounds good for you. Maybe snag a cake if you’re feeling ballsy. It’s a good one.

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

#apoostrotea4 #gongfu #gongfucha #yixing #gongfu tea #puerh #teablr #puer #steepster #aged puerh #puer tea #white2tea #cha dao #chadao #Taoism

[dufflemantrika]

Lao zini mellon teapot, with dancai images.

from mudandleaves.com

#yixing #yixing teapot #teapot #zini #mellon #dancai #gongfucha #gog fu cha #gongfu tea

[morimatea]

It is amazing when you see it live!

#morimatea #teacup #teaceremony #teatime #tea #chaxi #beautiful #chai #thé #handmade #gaiwan #tealife #tee #handpainted #gongfucha #чай #mind

[greenvelveteen]

My friend & I are opening a teahouse named Twinflower. Photos by Margot Moss.

#personal #tea #twinflower #gongfucha

[mehoymalloy]

It smol.

#i am literally sobbing over how tiny this tea pet is #it is the cutest thing i have ever seen #cat #tea pet #gongfu #gongfucha #teaware #gong fu cha #gong fu #teablr

[salt-and-tie]

You say a wine has complex flavors and notes and a lovely evolution nobody bat's an eye

You say a tea has a perfectly reasonable flavor profile like raisins and cherries that changes to cedar wood then leather (with a touch of sweetness) with a cooling finish and everyone loses their minds

#teaposting #me #:3 #gongfucha

[teapot-studies]

My current thesis-writing setup! The thesis is about the interaction between the Scandinavians and the Irish during the Viking Age. Since I recently found out that I likely have ADHD, I'm learning how to deal with it while writing my thesis, which is both difficult and rewarding <3

Today's tea: pu erh, grown and fermented in China.

#study blog #studyblr #celtic studies #study aesthetic #add #adhd #celtic languages #neurospicy #study with adhd #aesthetic studying #viking age #gongfucha #gongfu tea #pu erh

[sandytree1]

First cup goes to the tea pet

In Chinese tea culture, the first cup of tea should be given to a tea pet. This water from the first steep is normally not used anyways. Some people believe that the first time you feed it, that's what gives it its soul.

So they live on the tea table, and you raise them by pouring/feeding them tea. Tea pets should not be soaked in hot water, but drenched in tea water. Gently brush it after washing.

What are tea pets?

A tea pet is a clay figure that sits on your tea table. There's two reasons to use it. First, to get rid of unneded water or tea leftovers in an elegant way. Second, people believe it shares a positive energy to everyone gathered around the tea table. Another practical reason to use it, is that it can help you test the temperature of the water as well.

Tea pets originated as a way to make use of excess clay in potteries in the 13th century. They make great gifts and costs as little as 5-10 USD.

Each tea pet has its own special meaning. It can bring luck, wealth or any kind of auspicious happenings depending on what kind of animal they are.

Sources

Crystal Lim-Lange

Color changing: Swan

Temperature gauging: 001

Visual pun: Rat next to money for counting

#tea culture #Chinese culture #Chinese tea culture #gongfucha #gift ideas #tea ceremony #tea pets #terminology #favorites #explanation #definition #cultural concepts #tangible culture

[moshintheteagaiwan]

It’s 2023 And I’m Back At It!

Wow – it’s been a while hasn’t it!

I think the last time I was active on my blog was around October of last year. I stopped posting for a time after I got Covid and lost my sense of taste and smell. I’m happy to report that it has since returned and I am back to normal. I lost my senses for almost a month give or a take. However, by the time I had regained my senses the Christmas season was beginning to get in gear which ended up taking up a lot of mine time. Little known fact about me is that during the Christmas season, which in our house starts the first weekend after Halloween because we love Christmas, I stop drinking all tea except for my special Twinings Christmas Blend. No gongfu sessions, no Puerh, no Oolongs, just Twinings Christmas Blend. I fell in love with that blend years ago. It’s the most perfectly warm and bold black tea with just the right amount of spice. I drink it all the way through to new year’s. Then once the new year starts I switch back to my normal tea routine. I find it really helps my taste buds settle down and take a break from vigorous tastings in preparation for the countless number of new teas to come in the new year.

With that being said, I have indeed begun tastings again. In fact, I have tasted 30 new teas this year already! I’ve been working away at the batch I got from Yunnan Sourcing last fall before I got Covid. The batch has had a few real winners so far and I will likely mainly blog about them in the near future. For the new year though I really want to be a bit more adventurous and dive into teas from other parts of the world that you don’t commonly hear about. Right now I have a few baskets lined up from online retailers for teas grown in Thailand and Vietnam, which I’m really excited for. I’ll also be posting a bit on some new Dark teas I got from the Vancouver based O5 Tea Bar. I recently discovered their shop and it’s on my hit list of tea shops to stop in and visit when I get around to traveling around Canada a bit more.

If you’ve been following me for a while now and are still here, thank you, glad you’ve stuck around!

#2023 #gongfutea #gongfucha #tea #puerh #oolong #loosetea

[rdyfrde-there-can-be-only-one]

First gongfu tea session of the New Year. I'm brewing three of the six teas included in my New Year's tea grab bag that Fuyu got me for Christmas via Yunomi Tea:

- Organic Oolong (Osada Tea)

- Shizuoka Oolong Tea Aoi (Japanese Green Tea Farm)

- Snowing Mountain Kanayamidori black tea (Chiyonoen Tea Farm)

Of the three, I liked the black tea best. Green oolongs tend to be a bit too astringent for my liking and these are no exception. However, the black tea was smooth with a slight fruity aftertaste. A perfect ending tea for the night 😊

#gongfucha #gaiwan #kyusu #tea time #new year's tea #oolong #black tea #japanese tea #rdyfrde

[apoostrotea]

2021 Chapo | White2Tea | Heicha

This tea is a bit different from my current drinking habits. The hay aroma and flavor is at the forefront of this one with a hint of smoke. Like you’re visiting an old barn full of golden bales of hay. A distant campfire elsewhere at the farm adds a touch of smoke. A very familiar and intriguing tea. Cozy and comforting with good caffeine and qi. I was expecting this one to be darker! But it’s light like a sheng. I’m almost left wishing it was a bit smokier. The price on this one is great for those looking for this flavor profile.

★ ★ ★ .5 ☆ ☆

#apoostrotea3 #apoostrotea4 #gongfu #gongfucha #yixing #gongfu tea #puerh #teablr #puer #steepster #aged puerh #puer tea #heicha #cha #white2tea #tea #tea ceremony #chadao

[dufflemantrika]

Images from Teahouse 茶铺, Chen Jin. Teahouse is a collection of photographs of Chengdu's many Teahouses taken by Chen Jin, from around 1994.

#teahouse #gongfu tea #gongfucha #vintage #chengdu #photography

[morimatea]

People enjoyed the tranquility of a slower pace of life at the moment.

#pottery studio #stovetop #stove #artistic #aestehtic #slowlifediary #morimatea #teapot #teacup #chaxi #teaceremony #teatime #tea #beautiful #simplicity #newstyles #gongfucha

[greenvelveteen]

A meeting over tea.

Photo by Margot Moss. February 2023

#personal #gongfucha

[mehoymalloy]

Got some new teaware! A classic gaiwan from Mud and Leaves, and a teacup from White2Tea. The gaiwan pours like a dream. I never really thought much of how smoothly a gaiwan pours until I used this one, and the difference between this and my Mei Leaf gaiwan is pretty stark. Tea is a half and half mixture of traditional and smoked lapsang, both from White2Tea, and will get a journal spread eventually.

#teaware #gongfu #gongfucha #gong fu cha #gong fu #gaiwan #teacup #mud and leaves #white2tea

[meeshnut]

Tea session with Shoumei White Tea with Mandarin Peels.

I should have taken a picture of the cute little brick before the wash.

Jibi is taking a bath and honestly I am jealous.

#shoumei #white tea #gong fu cha #gong fu #tea #tea time #gongfucha #tea set #rabbit #tea pet #tea packaging