Floating Leaves Tea

May 20 2024 100 ep. 39 mins 144

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Shiuwen, the owner of Floating Leaves, invites guests to her tea table for good discussion and a pot of gongfu cha.

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Reading Tea Leaves

May 20 2024 36 mins

This episode we get deep into 'reading' tea leaves, or watching very carefully to know what the leaves want from us as brewers.

Let Tea Brew Itself

May 06 2024 26 mins

This episode we carry on from the previous stopping point : As we experiment with brewing new teas, how do we know if a flaw in the tea is coming from the tea or the brewing technique? So we took out some bowls to just soak the tea and let it brew itself!

The Intention Experiment

Apr 25 2024 23 mins

In this episode we carry out an experiment comparing two brews that are exactly the same in all parameters except for the focus of our intention. We were absolutely floored by the results!

Tea Cups : Quality

Apr 11 2024 39 mins

Shiuwen, John and Noah compare grades of porcelain in gongfu tea cups, and investigate what each cup does to a tea.

Tea Cup Materials

Mar 28 2024 22 mins

We're back! First episode in the new Tea Studio! We're starting with an easy experiment, but also a very useful one : tasting tea out of different materials like glass, mass produced ceramic mugs and porcelain etc. Join us and give it a try at home!

Drinking Old Tree White Tea from Yunnan

Aug 07 2023 31 mins

This is a little interim episode with no video component while John is away. We've been wanting to record a session with this tea for about a year now, and although we're very close to sold out of it now, we thought it would be fun to share our experience for those that have the tea already. It's the Nightshade White Tea. Harvested in 2020 it's already mellowed nicely with age. If

What’s Your Intention?

Jul 24 2023 47 mins

In this episode we explore how we go about setting our intention and adjusting for the tea in this ever changing moment.

Self Expression Through Gongfu Cha

Jul 10 2023 46 mins

This episode we explore ways to build understanding and express our vision of what a tea can be.

Techniques For Brewing Oriental Beauty

Jun 26 2023 53 mins

There's finally a tea in our lineup that we're using lower than boiling temperature water! Special Reserve Oriental Beauty. In this episode we talk about how we approach this tea and tell stories about our first encounters with it.

Making Adjustments For Special Teas

Jun 12 2023 41 mins

This episode was inspired by (1) John's question about how to make adjustments for different teas and (2) our experience of how to get the most out of our batch of Charcoal Dong Ding that was roasted in December of 2022. Also, Noah is very excited to be back on the podcast again!