Chaozhou Gong Fu Brewing - Crushing The Leaves

[@philipsegal8475]

I followed the chaozhou style brewing with Royal Peach Orchid. It was delicious & for sure raised my grading of the tea from "interesting 8" to must "order again 9.5) Fascinating to learn these advanced techniques

[@annegamalski614]

I liked "gong fu brewing is more a dicipline" that's what I like so much about your videos, it's down to earth no chi chi about tea strait to the facts and why it is good or not good.

[@Apollo440]

I guess that in order to find out how the Mei-Leaf blend would taste with some crushed leaf we have to buy some. Good marketing, I'm hooked and can't wait to try! The whole idea of crushing some leaf and leaving some whole is just mind blowing. I've learned something new. Thank you Don, and thank you Tracy for being a returning guest on the show.

[@ongoingmartin]

Apollo 440 I was wondering the same thing about a crushed blend combo. At what point does the rabbit hole throw us out the other end and show us that tea was at the centre of the universe all along? 😁

[@ongoingmartin]

This morning, I had the dust from a pack of Sip Spring that I'd been saving to try out. It was a different experience. This video basically explains why, in a slightly different way. Good timing! I did the crush test using some Lost Robe before finishing the video. My 5 year old took part too. He is the one who suggested we do the test ourselves...All the kids now enjoy drinking the good stuff, Don! I'll be honest with you, we weren't expecting that much difference, so we were surprised at the transformation. Impressive results. Thanks for bringing this one to our attention.

[@none-gd9ek]

Thanks again for information available almost nowhere else! The history of the timing of development on gong fu cha and oolong tea, the bit about where the body of tea derives and whence the aroma/taste. You can tell I am a total GEEK! Thanks for giving me an outlet, no one around me understands my obsession with tea. Tea drunk on Yiwu currently. Completely in thrall to the leaf.

[@amartyasharan07]

This is super interesting. Back here in India, my mother always brews with whole leaves on the stove for a bit, and then pours the liquor into a teapot that contains a mixture of broken leaves, milk and sugar. The pot gets a quick stir and she then pours.

[@Mindful_TEA_Break]

So nice to see Tracy back, She has such a calming voice :) I tried this chaozhou method of brewing before but it's not very suitable for my taste. I usually prefer fully whole leaf and if there is any crushed leaf or tea dust I have to brew extremely shortly or it will be too bitter for me. Of course everyone is different :))

[@kapiteinkaka]

Thanks Don for yet another great and inspiring video! This method of crushing leafs is very interesting and I can’t wait to experiment with this.

[@16jchan]

Looking forward to more videos about diving into Chaozhou Gong Fu style! 😃

[@theteasessions]

This was incredibly enlightening and fascinating. I didn't know any of this history or theory and I'm now keen to do my own experiments. Thank you! I'm really looking forward to the future videos about gong fu you mentioned. :)

[@NyagoNoir]

Another great informative 🍵 vid 😆 !!!

[@Apollo440]

Wowsie! I'm watching two people sit and pour hot water from a kettle into tea pots and drinking tea. Yet I'm not bored. Moreover the opposite. You'd be surprised to learn that I was excited to learn that there's going to be a third tea pot coming into action with the Mei-Leaf blend. Crazy, right?

[@mariannefleur6671]

Apollo 440 😂😂😂 And I tell people I stare at some dead leaves all day - without any problems 😍😍😍

[@steelameba3906]

Wow, I had never heard of Chaozou brewing before, I cant wait to try it out. I happen to have some lost robe still in my drawer, that one might crush well lol, thanks for the video as always =)

[@ongoingmartin]

Trav-D Yep, Lost Robe crushes well. My 5 year old managed earlier today, so if he can do it... 😄

[@mariannefleur6671]

Great to see Tracy again. Will Axel also be back? I‘ll try this experiment out, still have 1 portion of MLX left from the flight box. 😇

[@timothywilliams2016]

I once crushed some yellow tea and ran it through an espresso machine. It retained all flavor except the leafiness.

[@MAC-vm1td]

It is an old video but thank you for sharing your experience.

[@killers31337]

Interesting. I usually have an opposite problem: the aroma doesn't get into the liquid (although it is present in leaves), while it is already bitter and astringent. Not sure if it's possible to do anything about it. But good to know the technique for the case where the body is lacking.

[@jennyobiliseen4301]

Hey Don and Mei Leaf team, how is the sampling for upcoming tea going?

[@MeiLeaf]

Orders placed and tea is coming in. We continue sampling of course but the big orders for 2018 have all been found and we are excited to unveil the teas as they arrive.

[@mariannefleur6671]

Hi Don, does this mean you won’t be carrying 2018 MLX or are you just releasing the 2017 blend in the remaining small amount left from the flight box? Thanks! I’d be actually more interested in a perfect 2018 version, although I’m sure the blend is fantastic as I did that with the tea liquor while doing the flight box. Thanks!.

[@MeiLeaf]

We have 2018 MLX which we will release after the roast has reduced properly. I don't like to release freshly roasted Dancong or Yan Cha.

[@mariannefleur6671]

Mei Leaf perfect! Looking forward! ❤️

[@sportsonwheelss]

The key is frugalness. Mix the crumbs with the whole leaves from the batch. Crushing is only when you don't have crumbs in the batch at the beginning.

[@benmoore7946]

We like Tracy

[@bboyroyds]

Very interesting to see some different brewing techniques. I'd like to see some more videos on the health benefits of tea, presumably the microbes in Pu Erh and aged teas will have some effect on digestion etc. Is there any information on whether tea can affect sport performance? I had some matcha before the gym this morning and had a really intense workout. I think there was more going on than just caffeine!

[@mariannefleur6671]

Matt Watling I think you should watch the parody from TeaDB on that subject. You’ll understand why its a bit debatable 😂😂😂

[@orlandonerz2999]

Basically, there are studies abour health benefits from tea, but often they rely on correlation. I think most of tea's benefits are caused by stress reduction and placebo.

[@knoxx187]

Oh how i wish I could afford all of this

[@jasonblack4208]

which part? dan cong oolongs and the artisan teaware they use tend to be expensive, but with a small cup and a strainer, you should be able to get a less expensive variety like a white peony or a black tea from Yunnan without spending too much on a per-cup basis.

[@knoxx187]

Jason Black I have the infuser's that the tea comes out of the bottom when you place it over the top of a cup..... I would love to be able to afford the teaware that they use and the quality of tea that I'm imagining they have..... tea is my hobby and I have companies in the states that I use but it's still expensive.... I want to at least get a gaiwan to try but I love the little pots they use too

[@Colectionarul]

When are you going to sell us yellow clay Chaozhou pots :D ? You promised me in London that you will look into them, also those clay cups ... i need them :D hehe

[@SilentButDescriptive]

She reminds me of Nikita from the newer Nikita show just named "Nikita".

[@KingHaode]

You don't crush the leaves in Chaozhu.

[@DijaVlogsGames]

"After you swallow..." Sorry, I'm a child...