Yixing teapot: Real use for really small ones?
The capacity of most popular Yixing pot sizes ranges from a few hundred millilitres (or...
gongfu tea
Gongfu tea
Gongfu tea, originally gongfu cha ( Chinese: 功夫茶 ), used to refer to a way of...
Gongfu Infusion: General Parameters
The immediate benefit of gongfu infusion The obvious advantage of using the gongfu approach in...
Gongfu Infusion/ Chapter 1: The Basics
for more of your tea Making tea in the gongfu style is NOT a tea...
Oolongs: Tasting & Buying Tips
This is an effective sales technique but a very bad tasting approach. No tea can show its real character infused for less than 20 seconds, unless it is broken or worse, like a teabag. The reason for a quick wash is only to hide…
Lapsang Souchong, The Original Version
Zhengshan Xiaozhong ( zhèng•shān xiǎo•zhǒng ) 正山小種, aka Neishan Xiaozhong 內山小種, more popularly known in the West...
Oolongs: Minnan (Anxi) Varieties
Minnan oolongs is dominated by the presence of Tieguanyin, a highly aromatic variety with velvety texture and distinctive flavour. Almost all other varieties…