Tea History
 According to Chinese mythology, in 2737 BC Chinese Emperor Shen
Nung was sitting under a tree while his servant boiled drinking
water. A leaf from a wild tea tree dropped into the water
and Shen Nung decided to try the brew and he found the drink
a pleasant and relaxing flavor.
Tea then starts to be consumed by the public and the trading
merchants carry tea from eastern to western world through trading
business. But it was not until the Tang dynast (618AD-906AD)
that china’s national drink and the word ch’a was
used to describe tea.
From the earliest time tea was renewed for its properties as
a health refreshment drink. As far back as 780Ad, tea was being
advertised. Chinese tea e writer called Lu Yu to write a book
about tea. The tea book has cover tea growth through its making
and drinking as well as a historical summary and famous early
tea plantations.
The Perfect Cup of Tea
Water is important element!
There are many ways to make a perfect cup, and none of them
are absolute. The secret to the perfect cup of tea definitely
starts with the best water available to you. Even the finest
tea will taste less than perfect made with poor quality water.
The rule of thumb is "the better the tea, the better the
water must be".
- Rinse all tea cups/mugs, tea pot and serve vessels with
boiling water.
This helps to kill bacteria as well as to infuse the aroma and
taste of tea.
- Put 4~5 g of tea into the teapot for 500~700cc water.
Oolong is extremely coarse and requires slightly more
to produce the
same strength. If you prefer stronger tea, add more.
- Pour boiling water into the pot and swirl it around
for 3~5 seconds before pouring it out. This is called "bath
in the pot" in order to wash and wake the leaves
up.
- Pour boiling water into the pot again, and this time lets
the tea steep for 20~ 40 seconds.
- Pour the tea into your individual cup, smell tea aroma
first and ENJOY!
- The same tealeaves can be repeated to serve up to 8
times. Remember, that tea becomes bitter if steeped too
long.
- Allow a few seconds longer of steeping time for each subsequent
pot
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