Episodes
Monday Oct 31, 2022
Tea Class with Shiuwen | Practicing Connection While The Tea is Brewing
Monday Oct 31, 2022
Monday Oct 31, 2022
Recently we've been talking a lot about the 'opening movement' of tea brewing: Pouring water into the pot and the many details contained therein that effect the final brew. This episode we delve into the less obvious 'middle movement', or waiting for the tea to be brewed. This may seem straightforward, and is easily overlooked because the brewer is not doing any active process to the tea. BUT, as our tea classes keep repeating ad nauseum, there are infinite details in every aspect of tea brewing.
Monday Oct 17, 2022
Tea Class with Shiuwen | Tasting for Agrochemicals
Monday Oct 17, 2022
Monday Oct 17, 2022
This episode we compare two high mountain oolongs, one grown with agrochemicals and one from an organic tea garden. Shiuwen teaches John, and the listeners, the tricks for picking up on agrochemicals in your cup.
Monday Oct 03, 2022
Tea Class with Shiuwen | Deeper Techniques in Water Flow
Monday Oct 03, 2022
Monday Oct 03, 2022
More on water flow. We learned last time on the Waterfall vs Whirlpool episode that the way you choose to pour water into a pot of tea changes the outcome. This time we are exploring more fine details on how to improve the quality of your water flow.
Monday Sep 19, 2022
Tea Class with Shiuwen | Tea Tools : Sharing Pitcher / Gongdao Bei
Monday Sep 19, 2022
Monday Sep 19, 2022
Today we talk about a tea tool that goes by many names : sharing pitcher, fairness cup, gongdao bei, cha hai. It is used with the best intentions, to make sure everyone is drinking the same taste at the same time. But is it necessary to brew a good pot of tea?
Monday Sep 05, 2022
Tea Class with Shiuwen | The Hidden Parameter in Tea Brewing : Waterfall
Monday Sep 05, 2022
Monday Sep 05, 2022
When we talk about the parameters of tea brewing, it's not uncommon to think of water temperature, amount of tea and timing. But there is a hidden parameter that we all must execute to pull out a good cup of tea from the leaves, and that's the way we pour water into the pot.
Monday Aug 22, 2022
Tea Class with Shiuwen | ”Jet-Lag” or ”Bound Up” Tea
Monday Aug 22, 2022
Monday Aug 22, 2022
Most teas undergo an acclimation period after shipping, especially long distances (like when we get new products in from farmers and roasters in Taiwan). This quick episode John and Shiuwen taste a roasted oolong that is in jet lag mode.
Monday Aug 08, 2022
Tea Class with NOAH | PNW Charcoal Roasted Oolong
Monday Aug 08, 2022
Monday Aug 08, 2022
In this episode, Noah shares some of his own charcoal roasted oolongs with John, and they compare the raw version with the finished product.
Monday Jul 25, 2022
Tea Class with Shiuwen | Getting to Know a New Tea
Monday Jul 25, 2022
Monday Jul 25, 2022
Shiuwen tells the story of how a new tea took some getting used to, and how she approaches unknown variables in tea brewing.
We don’t have any sample available for this episode, but we hope you’ll practice these ideas when you next run into a new tea that doesn’t make sense at first brew.
Monday Jul 11, 2022
Tea Class with Shiuwen | John Brews a Pot of Tea
Monday Jul 11, 2022
Monday Jul 11, 2022
This episode John brewed a pot of tea for us! This is the first in a series of John brewing, on the other side of the table.
To join the class and learn from these episodes, you can brew this tea (Dong Ding Traditional A, available on our website) and answer Shiuwen's guiding questions from your own experience.
Monday Jun 27, 2022
Tea Class with Shiuwen | Recognizing Cha Qi with Smelling Cups
Monday Jun 27, 2022
Monday Jun 27, 2022
This episode is all about using smelling cups to explore more deeply into the scent. We also identify the meaning of Cha Qi, and how Cha Qi manifests in the scent.
To join the class and learn from these episodes, you can drink this exact tea and answer Shiuwen's guiding questions from your own experience. Find the teas on our website here => https://floatingleaves.us/cart/update?updates%5B39731915817167%5D=1&updates%5B39651322429647%5D=1