The Oolong Year
20/01/2011, posted by Cha in journal
Practice. A lot of practice. That is how I understand gong fu (kung fu). This year I will focus on learning more about oolongs. I have two fine taiwanese teas that I use to prepare myself before emerging into the samples I have acquired (a lot of them, the oldest from 1970).
Pouring over oolongs is hard. Very hard. I have tons of area I want to improve. I wonder if I am the only one (or among the few) who constantly tells himself : You need to improve.
Oh, how I wish I would have somebody to learn from. I hope I will catch some tricks when I’ll visit Hong Kong or next year, in my tea trip to Taiwan. Until then, solitary practice, research and then practice again.
The pics bellow are from some of my practice sessions.
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03/03/2011, 04:12Sean Chang
I focus more on oolong. I collect clay teapots in different size, shapes and materials of clay, and capacity and all these factors can affect the taste of oolong tea in a very subtle way.