OK so its been a long time since I last added an entry to my blog...what can I say, i'm a busy lad. Since my last post i've really been getting into and learning more about Oolong tea, Baozhong, Pu-erh etc. All really thanks to one Mr Stéphane Erler and his great blog 'Tea Masters'.
The blog has tonnes of great info, from the production of Tea to the best way of preparing the many various different types of Tea. Taking everything into consideration, even choosing the best water and 'kettle' material (Iron (Tetsubin), clay, silver etc.) to heat the water to be used for Tea. Even adding charcoal bamboo to the water to mineralise and give it that authentic flavour.
I've just got some new Tea from him and shall be trying them out and hopefully posting my experiences here on my blog..if I'm not too busy or just plain lazy that is!Also got some new bits and bobs from him recently too. Mainly storage jars and some more sipping cups. The photo's attached to this post show a couple of shots of some of the new stuff. I'm really loving the Yixing clay jar for storing Pu-erh. For this type of aged tea you want a material that will allow it to breathe and therefore continue to age and indeed improve. Hence we use Yixing clay rather than the airtight porcelain jars that can be seen on the opposite photo. These are storing my Oolong's and Baozhong. Great quality and lovely aesthetics. Next thing to get is a decent water heater. Trying to decide between a Tetsubin or a Alcohol fueled Clay kettle. All good fun :)
