Tea Outdoor
01/09/2010, posted by Cha in journal
Another month, another tea carnival from the Association of Tea Bloggers. This month, the carnival is hosted by Brett at Black Dragon Tea Bar and the topic is Tea Outdoor .
Last week was a week without tea, but spent outdoor. Initially I planned to have a lot of tea outdoor, but I decided to make a (big) pause. However, sometime the missing element, tea in this case, is obvious when absent. I have found so many beautiful places for tea and I felt so many times ” Ah, a **** Tea would be so good now” .
I usually have tea outdoor while I am at my parents. Some teas are better under certain circumstances. For example, I feel that the best time to have a Tie Guan Yin is during summer evenings, near a lot of flowers. Most of the Tie Guan Yin I tried have a floral taste, so it seems natural for me to surround me with flowers while drinking it. And, I can feel that this tea is best during evenings.
The first time I tried Tie Guan Yin outdoor I also learned that Gongfu cha doesn’t need a lot of fancy and rare items. You can brew tea with the tools you have at hand. I understood that being okay with yourself is the most important thing. The human element and the environment are key aspects to tea. We can’t always choose the environment, but , it has a deep impact on how the tea is perceived.
The whole Tie Guan Yin experience is better described here . I just want to say that if you choose your tea well, all the outdoor experiences are memorable. I feel that the environment has the capacity to enhance the tea. Choose the tea well, and you will stop to admire the surroundings and start to become part of it.
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