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Gunpowder Green (loose leaf) from Twinings

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Gary drank Gunpowder Green (loose leaf) by Twinings

Lord’s Day Feb. 13, 2011
2nd Steep of the Day, 2nd STEEP OF THE LEAVES
ReSteeped these Leaves from Yesterday’s Pot.
Twinings Gunpowder Green.
Steeped a 6 Cup Pot To Reacquaint Myself with this Favorite.
Dry Leaves have a Great Earthy smell suggesting a pungent liquor.
A 2 Min. Steep in 205’ Water delivers the anticipated pleasure.
The liquor is a Clear Dark Green, with a Slight Earthy Smell.
The Taste delivers the Green Earth infused in the Leaves.
No wonder this is My 2nd Favorite. Guess I’ll Continue to
Keep On Steepin.

2011-02-14 15:21:35 -0500

205 °F / 96 °C

5 min 0 sec

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Long Time Tea Drinker,
Likes Flavored and Black Teas
Starting on Pu-er or Pu-erh Teas

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Joined 11-5-2010
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The Photo is My Favorite Yixing
(pronounced “ee” shing) Tea Pot
My Wife Got this for Me
from a 2nd Hand Thrift Shop
Brews Great Pot of Loose tea.
Especially Dr. Tea GingerBread Rooibos.

Check out this Audio Book. Great Listening
http://librivox.org/the-book-of-tea-by-okakura-kakuzo/
The Book of Tea Okakura Kakuzo

The Book of Tea was written by Okakura Kakuzo in the early 20th century. It was first published in 1906, and has since been republished many times. – In the book, Kakuzo introduces the term Teaism and how Tea has affected nearly every aspect of Japanese culture, thought, and life. The book is noted to be accessibile to Western audiences because though Kakuzo was born and raised Japanese, he was trained from a young age to speak English; and would speak it all his life, becoming proficient at communicating his thoughts in the Western Mind. In his book he elucidates such topics as Zen and Taoism, but also the secular aspects of Tea and Japanese life. The book emphasises how Teaism taught the Japanese many things; most importantly, simplicity. Kakuzo argues that this tea-induced simplicity affected art and architecture, and he was a long-time student of the visual arts. He ends the book with a chapter on Tea Masters, and spends some time talking about Sen no Rikyu and his contribution to the Japanese Tea Ceremony.
(Summary from Wikipedia)