My tea things - ready for service

My tea things - ready for service

Monday, July 02, 2007

Gyokuro and Shincha arrivals

A few weeks ago I ordered Gyokuro Premium and Shincha Tradional tea from http://www.hibiki-an.com/

Upon opening the packages the initial aroma revealed the teas' freshness and quality. As Hibiki-an is a family-owned company time and money was saved by buying directly from them, as the order was sent straight from the tea farm to my house. In the case of the shincha only days had passed between its picking and being in my teapot.

It has been interesting learning how to master the art of brewing Gyokuro and I have found 55 degrees Celcius seems to be the best temperature for this particular type.

More later...

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