Tea with the Black Dragon

Grandpa Style tea brewing is where you brew tea in a cup or glass or bowl, and adding hot water as needed. It's probably one of the oldest & simplest ways to make tea. The Chinese people have been experimenting with different ways to make tea. (Check out this article on  bowl tea .) Many regions & provinces make tea in different ways.  In 2019, there were ~1.4 billion people in China. There's no way that everyone makes tea in the same exact way. Many people in the West are just familiar with making tea in the "gong fu cha" style, but there is no single or "right" way to make tea. Making or steeping tea in Chinese is simple called,   pào chá 泡>茶 The only "right" way to make tea is to make tea that taste good, regardless of how you do it.

This particular tea is one I purchased from West China Tea Company. I love charcoal roasted teas, especially traditional style Tie Guan Yins. I love the taste of the roast, the smoke, the underlying notes of potentially chocolate, carmel/toffee, mild sweetness, etc. Each charcoal roasted teas are different from each other, depending on what flavors the roaster decides is needed.