I've been drinking up the smattering of samples that have been hiding at the bottom of my puer box. Remaining are a handful of minis from white2tea. This is their prosbloom from 2020. I'm not a fan of ripe puer. I dunno how far I'm going to get into this one.

@tea #tea #puer #gongfu #gaiwan

Meet the new love in my life 😍 Finally treated myself to a Yixing teapot, and just look at how tiny and round and cute it is!

Should probably have picked a tea I knew well to do an initial comparison, but it definitely feels like it's getting more out of the tea. Maybe it's just the better thermal properties at this stage? Looking forward to seeing how it develops as it gets properly seasoned! @tea #tea #GongFu

I've recently upgraded my tray for gongfu tea and it's made making gongfu tea more enjoyable without clustering everything together. Today having "Old Varietal (Lao Shu Dian Hong) Feng Qing Black Tea" from Yunnan sourcing. Really strong and has already lasted me 10+ infusions without changing color and only minor taste changes.

#tea #gongfu #yunnansourcing #teatime #yunnantea

A short vid from casual drinking of tea my best friend picked with her own hands, then processed like green tea, then flew all the way from China back to Poland so we could enjoy it with her.

Because of issues with @tea@a.gup.pe and Guppe groups, I took the liberty of asking to create @tea for the #gongfucha (and tea in general) community. As usual, make sure to follow the group to see the posts in your timeline. I hope everyone who wants will eventually find it!

#chanoyu #gongfu #tea

Last day of vacation in Florida. The weather is alternating sun and thunder storm. I had this first flush golden green before the power went out this morning. Now we are waiting for the weather to clear up so that we can get in the pool.

#tea #green #greentea #goldengreen #firstflush #gongfu #gongfucha @tea

My partner took me out camping for the weekend. The cape is such a strange place. You can't throw a rock without smashing some potter's lively-hood, and I simultaneously deeply love a place that is so full of artisans, and also a bit hopeless, as they are all old and grey, and who will be able to afford to carry their torch when they pass?

In any case, three days with no news, podcasts, or internet, and I am having a hard time getting caught back up with the gish gallop of horrors that is day-to-day life now.

But below is a photo of our tent, which hysterically just barely fit my actual, full bed setup, and ably weathered a hell of a storm, and our tea set-up for the weekend.

#camping #tea #gongfu #puer