Episodes
Monday May 20, 2024
Reading Tea Leaves
Monday May 20, 2024
Monday May 20, 2024
This episode we get deep into 'reading' tea leaves, or watching very carefully to know what the leaves want from us as brewers.
Monday May 06, 2024
Let Tea Brew Itself
Monday May 06, 2024
Monday May 06, 2024
This episode we carry on from the previous stopping point : As we experiment with brewing new teas, how do we know if a flaw in the tea is coming from the tea or the brewing technique? So we took out some bowls to just soak the tea and let it brew itself!
Thursday Apr 25, 2024
The Intention Experiment
Thursday Apr 25, 2024
Thursday Apr 25, 2024
In this episode we carry out an experiment comparing two brews that are exactly the same in all parameters except for the focus of our intention. We were absolutely floored by the results!
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
Tea Cups : Quality
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
Shiuwen, John and Noah compare grades of porcelain in gongfu tea cups, and investigate what each cup does to a tea.
Thursday Mar 28, 2024
Tea Cup Materials
Thursday Mar 28, 2024
Thursday Mar 28, 2024
We're back! First episode in the new Tea Studio! We're starting with an easy experiment, but also a very useful one : tasting tea out of different materials like glass, mass produced ceramic mugs and porcelain etc. Join us and give it a try at home!
Monday Aug 07, 2023
Drinking Old Tree White Tea from Yunnan
Monday Aug 07, 2023
Monday Aug 07, 2023
This is a little interim episode with no video component while John is away. We've been wanting to record a session with this tea for about a year now, and although we're very close to sold out of it now, we thought it would be fun to share our experience for those that have the tea already. It's the Nightshade White Tea. Harvested in 2020 it's already mellowed nicely with age. If we get another chance to buy a tea like this we'll jump on it, because this was an awesome session. If you got this one, let us know in the comments if you had similar or different impressions when you tasted it.
Monday Jul 24, 2023
What’s Your Intention?
Monday Jul 24, 2023
Monday Jul 24, 2023
In this episode we explore how we go about setting our intention and adjusting for the tea in this ever changing moment.
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Self Expression Through Gongfu Cha
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Monday Jul 10, 2023
This episode we explore ways to build understanding and express our vision of what a tea can be.
Monday Jun 26, 2023
Techniques For Brewing Oriental Beauty
Monday Jun 26, 2023
Monday Jun 26, 2023
There's finally a tea in our lineup that we're using lower than boiling temperature water! Special Reserve Oriental Beauty. In this episode we talk about how we approach this tea and tell stories about our first encounters with it.
Monday Jun 12, 2023
Making Adjustments For Special Teas
Monday Jun 12, 2023
Monday Jun 12, 2023
This episode was inspired by (1) John's question about how to make adjustments for different teas and (2) our experience of how to get the most out of our batch of Charcoal Dong Ding that was roasted in December of 2022.
Also, Noah is very excited to be back on the podcast again!