I had some birthday presents arrive in the mail recently, one of them being some really nice Oolong. Alas all of my containers are full of… tea; because I have problems. To keep anyone from throwing away a perfectly good cardboard box I took a moment to get the point across:
It has a really earthy aroma, in some ways it reminds me of licorice. I haven’t tasted it yet, but will have it iced tomorrow for work. At some point when the stars align I’l use it in the Gaiwan set, also a birthday present!
Using the gaiwan set in tea ceremony is fun, but definitely something you want to try when all you want to do is sip tea all day (especially if you’re brewing a pu’erh). First infusion is to rinse the leaves, and you pour it straight off into the bamboo tray, and the time it takes the following infusions (where you actually steep the leaves) depends on the tea. Oolong is typically about 20 seconds initial infusion, and an additional 5 seconds for each subsequent infusion. You’ll also want to make sure that after each infusion, after you pour the tea… Read more »