Les Jardins de Gaia

It`s always a pleasure to use new tea-sets, teapots and cups.
It`s always surprising to taste the "new" taste that a different teapot can bring out from the tea leaves. Re-newing a well known ritual. Changing point of view, enveloped by the new aesthetic forms. Simple aromatic joy. Beloved aftertaste that lasts for some long ephemeral moments...


Jardin de Gaia:
Théière brun-rouge polie. Contenance 160 ml.
Théière aubergine, reflets métal, filtre inox. Contenance 380 ml.
Tasse jaune, porcelaine, dimensions 7,8*5 cm. Contenance 110 ml.
Bateau à thé, bois de bambou, dimensions 4*21*12,5 cm.

http://www.jardinsdegaia.com/

The book of tea

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Korean Tea classics

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Open publication - Free publishing - More tea

Milky Wu Long

Milky Wu Long, (Jian Xuan Wu Long, Jin Xuan Oolong, Silk Oolong, Buttered Oolong). A very special hand processed tea from Taiwan that it smells and tastes divine.

Tightly curled dark-green tea leaves into tiny pellets with milky silken texture. On the nose, the leaves smell butter, vanilla milk and caramel apple. Plenty of roundness and freshness.

It gives a clear, light yellow liquid with milky sweet aroma.

It gives a satisfying mouth feel . The taste is very smooth, candy sweet, with subtle milk buttery notes and some floral hints. Ethereal and prolonged aftertaste. At the second and the third sip there comes some notes of citron and anise.

We can also remark the high quality of this tea when examining the well-shaped greenish leaves after steeping. Wonderful experience. Just like walking in a shinny scented garden~~~


Ο Δρόμος του Τσαγιού / The tea route
http://www.tearoute.gr/?

Yunnan Celeste

Enjoying a "celeste", golden black tea in the sunlight. Identifying your own presence in the lightness of a calm moment. As strong as i wanted it to be. Learning to trust your taste, one more, after all this time....



Regular leaf composed of many golden tips. Beautiful to see and touch.
So fine and balanced. Elegant and deliciously "simple".

Softly-strong liqueur, rich and full-bodied, round and smooth, without any bitterness.
Earthy tones, honey and chocolate with a hint of natural sweet malty/tobacco flavor.

I bought this "Yunnan Celeste" from Tea Route /Ο Δρόμος του Τσαγιού at Thessaloninki-Greece. You can have a look at the tea catalogue here:
http://www.tearoute.gr/τσάι/Yunnan-Celeste/510/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yunnan