Bai Ling Gong Fu – Fu Ding Da Bai Cha variety

15/10/2009, posted by Cha in tea

An  excellent black (red) tea from Canton Tea Co,  most suited for Gong Fu Cha (Kung fu tea) .  Whenever I see teas like these I wonder why people stop only at 1 infusion and how can they enjoy a tea like this one without having a gong fu service.  If you have access to a tea like this one , you should invest in a gong fu tea service.

I won’t insist to much on it’s taste as I took no notes at that moment, but I’m going to insist on one thing. You can make plenty of infusions out of it, and it’s taste gradually changes .

I won’t insist to much on the tea , as there are others about it , from people who can communicate far better than I do. But please enjoy the pics instead.  The last ones are different infusions.

If you want to read more about hong cha , check out this great post.

Update: the description from Canton Tea can be found here.

A tea session

14/10/2009, posted by Cha in journal,tea

I have already posted about this great tea from @JINGTea . Following are some very nice pictures of a tea session after a exhausting   day. Be sure to click on the image to view it in full size.

interesting posts during last week (4-11 Oct)

12/10/2009, posted by Cha in journal

A list of interesting #tea posts that were published last week.

• http://www.gongfugirl.com/2009/10/tea-review-aurateas-formosa-aged-wuyi-variety-oolong/
• http://englishtea.us/2009/10/08/the-importance-of-water/
• http://englishtea.us/2009/10/08/tea-and-theanine/
• http://marshaln.xanga.com/713988402/the-information-age/
• http://www.hong-tea.com/blog/the-water-for-tea/
• http://tea-obsession.blogspot.com/2009/10/how-to-time-good-brew-without-timer.html
• http://www.hong-tea.com/blog/how-to-process-tie-guan-yin-te/
• http://www.hong-tea.com/blog/romance-between-tea-and-buddhism/

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-11

11/10/2009, posted by Cha in journal

• RT @teacraftecm: Books about TEA make great gifts – for other people and for yourself! http://bit.ly/Zz6wd Post free in the UK. #
• As I don’t have too much time available, I begin to understand why were tea ceremonies so appreciated. #
• @39Steeps *sigh* in reply to 39Steeps #
• Had some Yunnan Cui Ming green #tea again. This is my tea-at-work choice. I am thinking to also bring some Yunnan Mao Feng. #
• http://twitpic.com/819gy – this is how cui ming #tea leaves look like. #
• RT @JINGTea: that’s the beauty of great tea, if the first infusion is a mistake, have a go with the second or third : ) #
• Interesting tea posts from last week (28 sept – 4 oct): #main table tr .action a { margin: 0 0 0 10px; text-dec.. http://tinyurl.com/ydpam36 #
• Just had some silver needle from @JINGTea . great tea #
• RT @indonique: Life’s not a competition, unless I’m winning of course then by all means let’s call it a competition. So far let’s not. #
• Enjoyed some sencha before going to work. It’s been a while since I had Japanese green tea. Good stuff. #
• And yesterday I had some long jing (dragon well) with spring water. It was awesome. Spring water definitely does the trick. #
• @vtknitboy this one was from @JINGTea .excellent , as all the teas I have from them. in reply to vtknitboy #
• This morning started with some bancha. Japanese green #tea again. #
• I noticed that with most of the Japanese greens, little changes in light have a very important role on how we perceive the #tea color. #
• @lazyliteratus thank you for the ff #
• Had some raw puerh. After I don’t know how many infusions , I think I’ll leave some brewing sessions for tomorrow morning. #
• Sometimes I just can’t brew tea properly. During days like this I wonder if I know anything about it at all. #
• @jazzinside that figures, thanks. But the tea was supposed to wash away that state of mind. in reply to jazzinside #
• @jazzinside I agree , but a certain (let’s call it) tea state , the point of tea is to wash away bad states of mind. in reply to jazzinside #

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Interesting tea posts from last week (28 sept – 4 oct)

06/10/2009, posted by Cha in journal

A list of interesting #tea posts that were published last week.

• http://half-dipper.blogspot.com/2009/09/2009-o-cha-kiku-mukashi.html
• http://camelliasinensisblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/excerpt-from-roys-book.html
• http://www.tching.com/2009/09/the-black-tea-ritual-part-1-of-2/
• http://teatropolitan.wordpress.com/2009/09/27/guide-to-taiwanese-oolong-teas/
• http://marshaln.xanga.com/712969933/lotus-flower-tea/
• http://marshaln.xanga.com/713413274/troubles-with-a-bush/
• http://englishtea.us/2009/09/29/yellow-tea/
• http://www.worldteanews.com/PassportToTea/2009/09/29/thiashola-%E2%80%93-paradise-in-the-blue-hills-of-southern-india/
• http://www.tching.com/2009/09/the-chinese-secret-of-tea-a-brief-history-of-robert-fortune%E2%80%99s-contribution/