OOLONG · 100 g
Imperial Concubine / Ginseng Oolong
Ginseng-coated oolong with a persistent sweet finish and notes of roasted malt and honey.
€28
Tasting qualities
Ginseng root / Roasted malt / Warm honey / Sweet resonance
Origin
Fujian, China
- Farmer / producer
- To be announced.
- Garden
- To be announced.
- Location
- To be announced.
- Altitude
- To be announced.
Harvest & processing
- Harvest
- To be announced.
- Processing
- To be announced.
- Lot
- To be announced.
Source story
To be announced.
A starting point to explore with your own water. Adjust the recipe to the cup you enjoy.
Gongfu · repeated infusions
Short infusions
Suggested starting point
- Tea
- 5 g
- Water
- 100 ml
- Temperature
- 90–95°C
- Time
- 20 sec
Infuse in a gaiwan or small teapot, pour out fully, then repeat with fresh water.
Everyday · grandpa style
Leaves in the cup
Suggested starting point
- Tea
- 2 g
- Water
- 300 ml
- Temperature
- 90°C
- Time
- Start tasting after 2 min
Leave the leaves in a roomy cup. Sip when comfortable and top up when roughly half the water remains.
Water we used
To be announced.
Our approach to brewing
We invite you to find your own way of brewing, guided by your water and your intention.
Taste how the coating and the leaf contribute at different points in the session. Keep the early pours brief; if sweetness becomes too insistent, use less leaf next time rather than chasing it with longer steeps.
Our exploration
Stay with the aftertaste.
Try following the lingering sweetness until it fades. Let that patient attention carry into a familiar posture, without trying to produce a stronger sensation.
Focus · Patience and continuity
| Asana | Sukhasana — sit evenly and let the breath find its own rhythm. |
|---|---|
| Dantian | Lower dantian — return attention below the navel. |
| Chakra | Manipura — notice the solar plexus without tightening it. |
| Meridian | Stomach channel — trace the familiar pathway without seeking an effect. |
Community exploration
What did you notice while drinking Imperial Concubine / Ginseng Oolong or afterwards?
Share your exploration
Tea in the historical record.
Historical descriptions reflect the views of their time.
Tea in Buddhist and Taoist practice
Wakefulness & bodily lightness
Tea broadly · Tang accounts collected by Feng Yan and Lu Yu
Feng Yan records permission to drink tea among Chan students at Lingyan monastery whose training involved staying awake.[1] Lu Yu preserves a passage attributed to Tao Hongjing associating bitter tea with bodily lightness and naming immortal figures as drinkers.[2]
References
- Fengshi Wenjian Ji Jiaozhu (封氏聞見記校注)ISBN 9787101047226
- The Classic of TeaISBN 9780316534505
