#gongfutea

[morimatea]

Now that is how you find peace!

[moshintheteagaiwan]

It’s 2023 And I’m Back At It!

Wow – it’s been a while hasn’t it!

I think the last time I was active on my blog was around October of last year. I stopped posting for a time after I got Covid and lost my sense of taste and smell. I’m happy to report that it has since returned and I am back to normal. I lost my senses for almost a month give or a take. However, by the time I had regained my senses the Christmas season was beginning to get in gear which ended up taking up a lot of mine time. Little known fact about me is that during the Christmas season, which in our house starts the first weekend after Halloween because we love Christmas, I stop drinking all tea except for my special Twinings Christmas Blend. No gongfu sessions, no Puerh, no Oolongs, just Twinings Christmas Blend. I fell in love with that blend years ago. It’s the most perfectly warm and bold black tea with just the right amount of spice. I drink it all the way through to new year’s. Then once the new year starts I switch back to my normal tea routine. I find it really helps my taste buds settle down and take a break from vigorous tastings in preparation for the countless number of new teas to come in the new year.

With that being said, I have indeed begun tastings again. In fact, I have tasted 30 new teas this year already! I’ve been working away at the batch I got from Yunnan Sourcing last fall before I got Covid. The batch has had a few real winners so far and I will likely mainly blog about them in the near future. For the new year though I really want to be a bit more adventurous and dive into teas from other parts of the world that you don’t commonly hear about. Right now I have a few baskets lined up from online retailers for teas grown in Thailand and Vietnam, which I’m really excited for. I’ll also be posting a bit on some new Dark teas I got from the Vancouver based O5 Tea Bar. I recently discovered their shop and it’s on my hit list of tea shops to stop in and visit when I get around to traveling around Canada a bit more.

If you’ve been following me for a while now and are still here, thank you, glad you’ve stuck around!

[bestceramics]

Brewing… . . . #teaaddicts #teapots #kettle #pottery #ceramics #stovetop #riseup #fremantle #teatable #chaozhou #gongfutea #teawares #slowliving #sunshinevillage#bestceramics #ceramitique https://www.instagram.com/p/CmCIuZXOiUp/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[justinotherteablog]

Don’t Be Sad said the package. The timing couldn’t be more perfect. Boxes topped with boxes my whole life inside these boxes. Goodbye Town. Goodbye State. Oh. Goodbye Pacific Ocean. Our family tree was westward bound but westward we’re no more. Heading East. Heading North. Driving further than I’ve ever. Seeking Peace. Shelter, Sleep. Following dreams, taking pleasures. Spokane, Bozeman, Glendive, Fargo. Twin Cities, Windy City. Oberlin, Ohio. Utica, near Syracuse, Where my mother was born and ran. I’ll pass through it for the first time. She’ll never go back again. Don’t Be Sad. New Horizons Brand new beaches Different places There’s a house called Ceremony Where I’ll sit and be served tea Touching down In my mind Is not the same as when it happens It’s like In trying to prepare myself I delude my self No end Don’t Be Sad. Larger leaf is coming with me All the way plus the kettle and the teaware and the stash And you, my friends 2019 “Don’t Be Sad” Huangpian from @bitterleafteas (by way of @grateful.tea.d ) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #bitterleafteas #huangpian #puerh #puerhtea #puerhaddict #puer #rawpuerh #rawpuer #shengpuerh #shengpuer #gaiwan #gaiwans #gongfucha #gongfu #gongfutea #gongfuteaware #teaware #teawares #teawareaddict #justinotherteablog #tea #teastagram #chinesetea #instatea #teareview #teablog #teajourney #teaspiration #teapoem (at Moving On) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgKWom8JR3A/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[kitchenbestreviews]

Top Rated Tea Kettle – Durable And Beautiful

[themaskofthephantom]

A little photo from this morning’s tea session. I’m happy to be moved out of the city. I hope whatever comes next will make me feel more at home and at peace.

Cheers to leaving places behind.

[magdatara]

BeSimply...Way of Tea {Presence} from OmToro Media on Vimeo.

Are you wanting to slow down after a busy holiday or nourish your state of being after feeling the “alone” feelings from the arrival of the holiday season?

Simply put. Start the process of creating space for you and tea. It is a beautiful bridge to deepen your relationship with self, nature and the world around you. In addition, it will help you cultivate a meditation practice.

As inspired, nourish yourself with a bowl of tea. If you want to learn more message me. Keeping shining bright and remember you matter.

Suzanne Toro linktr.ee/omshetoro

Production brought to you by OmToro Wellness + Media suzannetoro.com/be-simplyradio-blog/

Mind Training: suzannetoro.as.me/mindtraining 8 Limbs Yoga Session: suzannetoro.as.me/8LimbsYoga Superfeast http://bit.ly/3bhmLuZ Living Tea livingtea.net KindSpring kindspring.org Formula Flawless formulaflawless.com ZinZino Balance Oil zinzino.com/2011552656/US/en-US

#wayoftea #teaceremony #gongfucha #chadao #teatime #tea #presence #gongfutea #chinesetea #organictea #tealife #teagram #teaaddict #tealeaves #tiktoktea #suzannetoro #teaphotography #globalteahut #teaculture #herbaltea #meditation #tearitual #looseleaftea #livingtea #zen #greentea #lightmeetslife #chanoyu #teasession #teahead

[trieuvinhlau]

Ancient shou puer ( ripe puer )

➡️ tea produced from wild ancient tea trees in Ha Giang province, Vietnam , ancient tea trees grow wild naturally on high mountains

➡️ Tea has many valuable nutrients because the tea tree has lived a long time, has a lot of time to absorb nutrients to feed the plant and accumulate in the ancient tea tree. Lots of tea sugar, naturally sweet tea, smooth tea taste, round tea soup in the mouth and throat.

➡️ The tea has a mellow aroma , while the tea is newly produced in the spring crop of 2021 , the future will be very bright for this tea when the tea is aged a few more years

#tea #tearoom #teatime #teatalk #tearoom #tea #gongfucha #gongfutea #traraurong #dragonbeardtea #ripepuer #ripepuerh #traphonhi #tràphổnhĩ #shoupuer

[cinnamon-dragon]

where are all the tea enthusiasts and tea nerds on Tumblr 😭 leaf water fandom pls show urself

[daishimavt]

Hello! I have no clue what I’m doing here but I’m DaiShimaVT a magical boy and you should vibe with me over some tea. I do gongfu tea streams on youtube twice a week every Sunday & Friday along with cooking, tabletop, and gaming (lately Genshin but mostly RPGs) 

3PM PST Fri & Sat 12PM PST Sun

https://www.youtube.com/DaiShimaVT/

[morimatea]

Naturalness and comfort are uncommon dual artistic conception artistic conception in modern life.

[moshintheteagaiwan]

Tea At The Office... Finally!

Back in March I left my managerial position at the Canadian T-Kettle brand tea store. Odd move you might imagine for a tea lover such as myself but there were several reasons for the move. Perhaps I will blog about this a later date. Since March I have been back working at my old employer (a pest control company) for which I was previously a tech, but now working in the office. This has been an amazing change as I now get to work not only with a close friend, but I also get to avoid working outside in the terrible hot summer temperatures. The only thing that was missing was tea.

But I have now finally changed that and got a new mini gongfu set up for my desk. Ever shopped for teawares on Etsy? If not I really recommend it! You can find a lot of really beautiful and high quality wares for many different sellers. Below I have added the links for the tray and Gaiwan set.

- Gaiwan set with faircup and 4 cups

https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/767301538/tangpin-tea-white-ceramic-gaiwan-sets?ref=yr_purchases

- Tea Tray

https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1209339128/tea-traynatural-bamboo-lidgongfu-tea?ref=yr_purchases

[bestceramics]

Brewing… . . . #stovetop #kettle #kettlewater #vintagetea #vintagestyle #gongfutea #chaozhou #chinesetea #slowliving #ceramics #handbuiltceramics #bestceramics #ceramitique https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl6Ts7crWgE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[justinotherteablog]

It came in an eight gram tin so pretty that I want to scrub the sticker off and save it for a century. Gaiwan hot to the touch. Put the leaves in. Shake, agitate, lift the lid. Inhale. Drink every last drop of the rinse feeling greedy. Round one. Round two. Rich iron red hue. Spent a couple hours over video and audio with the gentle souls who source this tea and live this life and breathe it. “Divine” I think I called it. And was immediately corrected. Nothing divine about it, she said. This tea is all about this earth. Truth. With the charcoal from the wood. With the hand of master teachers. Supervision ever present. Ever vigilant. Trees on barren cliffs, reaching skyward With the roots of what we source in direct opposition. The tin is black empty. The leaves are almost spent. The sensation in my body The buzzing on my tongue The sweetness in my throat The euphoric sense of peace Warm belly Flushed cheeks And Memories of plums plucked at peak ripeness. Almost as if we were doing gravity a favor. 2017 Old Bush Shui Xian from @shiftingsenses ———————————————— #yancha #rockoolong #oolong #oolongtea #oolongcha #wuyioolong #justinotherteablog #oolongaddict #gongfucha #gongfu #gongfutea #gongfuteaware #gaiwan #gongdaobei #teawares #teawareaddict #teaporn #gushu #teajournal #chaxi #chaqi #chado #cha #teadrunk #teasession #teameditation #tealover #teastagram (at On the Rocks) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgNgUiqOCzD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[kitchenbestreviews]

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