Valley Brook TeaBlog 37: “Suffocative Steeping”In our last blog, we briefly mentioned two terms in Gaiwan use: suffocative steeping and root saving. Both can be confusing and often...
Valley Brook TeaBlog 35: Another Example of Bad InfusionIn our last blog, we talked about an infusion technique called “high infusion”. High infusion is generally used for showing and...
Valley Brook TeaBlog 34: How NOT to Infuse Your TeaExperiencing a Chinese tea presentation for the first time can be overwhelming. Normally, a presenter/specialist(茶艺师) would dress up in...
Valley Brook TeaBlog 33: Getting Tea Drunk?Drinking too much alcohol can get you drunk, and drinking too much tea can also get you drunk. Tea drunk(Chinese: 茶醉, pronounced “Cha...