Tea Details
05/06/2010, posted by Cha in journal
I start to believe that we (westerners) give to many credits to tea grades, tea origin, tea whatever. We promote good quality tea, but in a very mechanic way. Like collectors. Tea, at least for me, it’s not just a beverage, it’s a state of mind, a way to become self aware, a tool to reflect or not to reflect at all.
I want to describe the feeling you have when you drink the right tea in the right moment. I’m not good with words, but I hope the pictures bellow are more than enough to describe that feeling.
I always drink tea on the floor. Due to my martial arts background, I have no problems sitting like that for extended periods of time. It is actually relaxing and I am always focused on the tea or to my guests that way. (If you want to read more about enjoying tea on the floor , Adam Yusko talks about it here.)
In fact, I feel very uncomfortable at a table, because I feel I don’t have enough space. For a better experience , I recommend you to have a wall at your back , not in front, and a large space ahead (or windows). ( These are actually Feng Shui principles. Since we are in that zone, I highly recommend the series of posts related to tea energy from MattCha’s blog.)
Now please press play while you watch the pics.
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- This is me. Not your average tea person.
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- I don’t actually know what kind of red tea is this.
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- It was aquired in Hong Kong . The merchant didn’t speak english.
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- I always admire the first infusion.
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- I pay close attention to the color
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- And to the pouring process.
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- From time to time, I do have some guest activities while having tea.
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- But only after several infusions.
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- Pouring tea is something that you should pay close atention.
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- This is the ‘guest activity’ I was talking about eaerlier.
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- If you enjoy these details, you should definetly try gong fu cha.
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- I hope you enjoyed the tea.
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