just wanted to get on here and say that I got to have tea with Ailin, the wonderful owner of an Asian import store in my town (that I go to at least once a week)
We drank two different black teas and a tea-filled orange as well
It was wonderful to chat with her, and she taught me how to use the gaiwan I bought from her a couple of months back!
she also made me feel more like I DONT have to be hyper scientific with gongfu, which made today’s session (a rolled oolong I got from her) a lot more flexible as well — no more timers! no more precision scales! I’ll save that for western brews :D
I’ve been going to her shop for months, it feels great that we’re more than client-shopkeeper <3
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How neat! I remember theteahouseghost on youtube said that the tea will tell what temperature and time it wants if you pay attention. So now I warm the gaiwan and put the keaves in and smell the steam after a moment or two. The sharpness or mellowness of that scent helps me decide how I want to do my first steep.
Isn’t tea exploration delightful?
How neat! I remember theteahouseghost on youtube said that the tea will tell what temperature and time it wants if you pay attention. So now I warm the gaiwan and put the keaves in and smell the steam after a moment or two. The sharpness or mellowness of that scent helps me decide how I want to do my first steep.
Isn’t tea exploration delightful?