Tuesday, June 15, 2010

art of tea

HOM and J2 steep a pot of silver needle tea. they meticulously measure (76 to 85 degrees) and time (5 minutes) and wax lyrical. next they brew a pot of pu'er and discuss processing methods and aging potential. they surf the web for information on vintages and they are in search of the elusive chaqi.

i say, when you reduce a pot of tea to scientific steps, you lose the romance of thé. i lean towards sloshing on the hot water and intuiting my way to a fragrant cup myself. their way, if chaqi hits you in the gut you might think the a/c is faulty.

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