This episode we revisited a Tie Guan Yin from Yunnan that we used to practice brewing, and it got Shiuwen off on the topic of revisiting teas. We also have a challenge for people: to brew the same tea daily for a week and see how it changes each time.
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Revisiting the Same Tea Every Day
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FloatingLeaves
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Interesting topic. I like to do that as a routine. I always have one or two teas I make on a daily basis for a week or longer. For Gaoshan basically until a 150g pack is finished (2-3wks).
Helps tremendously to really understand your tea and teaware, as well as refining one’s brewing skills.
Helps tremendously to really understand your tea and teaware, as well as refining one’s brewing skills.
+1 agree with this @Bok. In the morning, I have a routine typically revisiting the same seasonal tea every morning for weeks at a time. Sometimes I’ll use the same pot every day or every other day for weeks, giving it a good boiling water rinse between sessions. I get to know these teas and how they pair with certain pots intimately. Also, by revisiting the same tea so often I can really fine tune steeping to bring out the best of particular tea. Afternoon though, I like to switch it up and explore other teas.
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Drinking the same tea(s) daily for 2 - 3 weeks teaches me about the tea(s) & about myself. This routine may be about life in general as well; or, even more so.
Some ?s asked from doing this: If one likes 3 100ml cups of a tea, but does not enjoy 3 150ml cups of the same tea; does he really like that tea? If one loves drinking a total of 450 ml of a tea fairly quickly some days, but many days needs 10 hours to drink that 450 ml, does her really like that tea? (Is that the same ? or are the 2 ?s significantly different?) Is one incapable of enjoying anything sometimes? Will one enjoy drinking almost anything sometimes? etc.
Some ?s asked from doing this: If one likes 3 100ml cups of a tea, but does not enjoy 3 150ml cups of the same tea; does he really like that tea? If one loves drinking a total of 450 ml of a tea fairly quickly some days, but many days needs 10 hours to drink that 450 ml, does her really like that tea? (Is that the same ? or are the 2 ?s significantly different?) Is one incapable of enjoying anything sometimes? Will one enjoy drinking almost anything sometimes? etc.