Having guests for tea is a very worthwhile activity. It is interesting that in Taiwan, the host is the person that makes tea for their guests. In so many other countries, the making of tea is delegate…

Welcome to a blog series listing the tools I use every time I brew gong fu cha. Another small but essential tea tool for an awesome gong fu tea session is the tea cloth. There are two types of cl…

I have a problem with the way people use the word ceremony. A better word is practice. One never master's something unpracticed. Practice is nothing more than the act of doing something each day for a…

We are getting near the end of our essential tools of gong fu cha. I like to keep it simple and when it comes to brewing tea, oftentimes, less is more. The next piece of equipment that I would conside…

I have a few books on tea that I got in Taiwan. One in particular has really nice illustrations and a wealth of information on cultivars, and growing and processing tea. At first glance, it seemed lik…