Gong Fu Cha
Gong Fu Cha is a technique to prepare and fully appreciate the flavours of Oolong teas.
Preparation
1Place a Yi Xing clay teapot and two teacups (one to smell, one to taste) onto a tea boat.
2Pour rustling water into the teapot and shed it into a reserve pot.
3Fill half of the teapot with tea leaves, pour some water to rinse them and pour the rinsing water into the reserve pot.
4Pour the content of the reserve pot into a teacup and empty it in the tea boat.
5Fill the teapot with rustling water to the brim, leave to infuse for 1 minute and pour the liquor into the reserve pot.
6Fill both teacups with the content of the reserve pot.
7Inhale the scent of tea from one teacup and drink the tea from the second one.
8Make several successive infusions following the same process.