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2003 Nuevo Pu-er Bing Cha from The Tao of Tea

Gary drank 2003 Nuevo Pu-er Bing Cha by The Tao of Tea

Friday June 10, 2011
1st Steep of the Day
Opened a Vintage 2003 Pu-er from Tao Of Tea
Steeped 2 Pots of the OLD TREE Pu-er
The Dry Leaves are LARGE FULL LEAF TEA
The Dry Smell Is Earthy and Musty
The 1st Pot was Steeped a 2 Min. Flat in Boiling Water
This Pot was Golden Brown In Color
“Aged” somewhat Vintage Like in Smell
Taste was Bold with Slightly Bitter afterbite.
The Liquor was Sweetend with 2 teaspoons of Sugar
A VERY GOOD and Pleasent 1st Brew.
2nd Pot was Better and Less Bitter. No wonder I
Keep on Steepin

2011-06-13 17:15:01 -0400

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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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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)