I have to say, getting the opportunity to hear all three of y’all’s perspectives was a really nice experience. I can understand the essence and larger ideas from Shiuwen. I can find comfort in knowing that experiencing and understanding tea is a process through John. And I can hone in and begin to understand the finer details with Noah’s descriptions. I have been playing with fragrance cups within my own practice for the past few months (I finally replaced my gong dao bei with a fragrance cup). For me, I have been focusing on what I have been calling the “texture and body” of the smell, which I guess is what you refer to as shape. And I also have also focused on the shift/evolution of the smell as the fragrance dries on the surface of the cup. I feel like the fragrance condenses and brightens as it dries. It’s especially pleasant with your Dong Ding teas, more so than teas like shou pu’er.
Excellent, thank you for sharing your practice! We're all happy to share our experience, and I'm so happy it can offer you something. Scent is so fascinating, and has so many dimensions and layers. I like to close my eyes, relax my mind and just see all the 'colors' in the scent like a painting. Happy Tea Drinking!
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This was very helpful and enlightening!
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I have to say, getting the opportunity to hear all three of y’all’s perspectives was a really nice experience. I can understand the essence and larger ideas from Shiuwen. I can find comfort in knowing that experiencing and understanding tea is a process through John. And I can hone in and begin to understand the finer details with Noah’s descriptions.
I have been playing with fragrance cups within my own practice for the past few months (I finally replaced my gong dao bei with a fragrance cup). For me, I have been focusing on what I have been calling the “texture and body” of the smell, which I guess is what you refer to as shape. And I also have also focused on the shift/evolution of the smell as the fragrance dries on the surface of the cup. I feel like the fragrance condenses and brightens as it dries. It’s especially pleasant with your Dong Ding teas, more so than teas like shou pu’er.
Excellent, thank you for sharing your practice! We're all happy to share our experience, and I'm so happy it can offer you something. Scent is so fascinating, and has so many dimensions and layers. I like to close my eyes, relax my mind and just see all the 'colors' in the scent like a painting. Happy Tea Drinking!
Loved, loved, loved the explanation of qi and tea, and the segmentation and body of tea.
Thank you!
Never smell the tail end