The only teas I rinse are pu'erh and stuff I've gotten from vendors I know nothing about. I've gotten into an expensive habit of buying and drinking mostly high quality leaves and it feels like I'm wasting flavor and aroma--and money!--if I rinse.

Thank you for the tea wisdom!

I've been enjoying the smell of dry leaves in a warmed vessel for a little while now, and I realized I must have picked this up from you! I think it is a much more interesting smell than the rinsed leaves.

@floatingleavestea2891

3 жыл бұрын

I agree, I prefer the dry leaves in a warm vessel.

@agatawrze

2 жыл бұрын

@@floatingleavestea2891 Haha, so can I stop feeling bad for preferring the smell of warm dry leaves over wet ones? I feel validated ;)

@floatingleavestea2891

2 жыл бұрын

@@agatawrze both styles of smells are important to figure out teas😊

Loving the snazzy special effects!

@floatingleavestea2891

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Jake is really good at making fun effects.

Nice effects! Haha. :3 🍵 I looked up this topic. I'm glad she's covering it. Hehe. Shalom. :3

Great video! I really enjoyed.

@floatingleavestea2891

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Cool 😎

It would be interesting to see the report from a study of the amount of insecticide left on dry tea leaves. I suspect it would be quite low. If insecticide is commonly left on tea leaves there would be a higher incidence of illness associated with tea drinking.

@zamarcha

7 ай бұрын

It also depends on roasting, which greatly affect pesticide residue. Entering tea session with this type of mentality is offputting

Where to buy some

I usually rinse Oolong, and Mao Cha /Pu Ehr. To smell the leaves I pre heat the pot, then rinse and smell those leaves again. Then what I like to do is drinking the rinse that I poured in a cup or a Gong Da Bei when it has cooled down. I don't rinse Hong Cha though, as it looses some aroma in my opinion 😁

@floatingleavestea2891

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your experiences!

谢谢 🍵🌱🌱

@floatingleavestea2891

3 жыл бұрын

不客氣！

I am in the habit of rinsing the tea so the leaves become wet. I guess it takes a few minutes for the hard dry leaves to absorb the water and become soft. I let the wet leaves sit for a few minutes before I pour my first cup. I think they need some time to hydrate. I have never heard anyone talk about the hydration of tea leaves before brewing the first cup. This is why I rinse my tea. What do you think about this?

@floatingleavestea2891

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Scott, I have not done that but I will try both ways and see what differences I find. Some teachers talk about consistent heat when we brew tea, so some people might not like the idea of waiting that long. The temperature cools down. But I will get back to you later.

May I ask where you got / what brandthat hot plate is for your kettle? Thank you!

@floatingleavestea2891

3 жыл бұрын

Yes of course! The plate is from Eilong company. They are base in Taiwan.