Gongfu cha works extremely well casually—brewing a fresh cuppa' while working or over conversation with a couple of friends—but arranging one's space creates the atmosphere for the attention toward the preparation and appreciation of the tea

Though the exterior is open

but is a kind of kenning for 'beauty'—perhaps what such a tea encourages one to perceive

The less-refined plucking from the tea plant finds its own superior classification with this sheng pu'er

and sure to satisfy those looking for a tantalising tea with a bit of everything

gu dao cha xiang 2007 Size:Sample (~6g) Gongfu cha works extremely wellFor lovers of tobacco herbal Shengs. These nifty bing cha of 100 grams each are rich in flavour. Produced by the esteemed Dian Hong Group, most known for the black tea of the same name, it has been named in honour of the old Tea Horse Road (Ch m gdo, ), the trade route between China and Tibet that fermented the tea carried upon it for centuries. Aged as they are in dry storage, the dense cakes seem to have travelled such a journey, with a whiff of