The ancient gaiwans (“gai” meaning lid and “wan” meaning bowl) has it all: elegance, ease, and practicality. In fact, there are only three parts — a lid, cup, and saucer, all of which are made from a variety of materials including glass, porcelain, and clay. The gaiwan is also well suited for numerous teas, particularly Chinese black teas, oolong teas, white teas.
Benefits to use Gaiwans
A gaiwan allows the tea drinker to re-infuse their leaves many times, so they are most commonly used for oolong, green, white, and puer teas (black teas are less likely to retain their flavor in subsequent steepings). A gaiwan also allows for greater control of the steep. Because the leaves are floating freely in the gaiwan, you can watch as they writhe and expand, releasing their full flavor. The gaiwan makes you feel like you are driving the tea experience, not just along for the ride.
The Tips to Brew Tea with Gaiwans
1. Your first step will be to warm your gaiwan with hot water. This ensures much better temperature control of the brewing process, and cleans your gaiwan at the same time. Rinse the gaiwan and drain.
2. Measure your tea. How much tea to use will vary with type of tea and size of your gaiwan. Your tea will ideally be accompanied by its own instructions, but many brewing guides are available online if it is not.
3. Rinse the leaves before fully infusing; this releases the initial aroma and can begin the process of leaf-opening.
4. Infuse leaves by pouring in water heated to the appropriate temperature for your specific tea. Again, you'll want to consult brewing instructions for both temperature and time. You can sneak a sniff of the tea's aroma as it develops at this time.
5. Serve the tea by carefully picking up the gaiwan—it might be hot!—and holding the lid on top of the cup, just slightly opened to pour the tea. This may take some practice. Of course, you're welcome to just drink out of the gaiwan, too.
6. Reinfuse if you like—many teas evolve with multiple infusions, and you'll get to know your tea, and at what stages you enjoy it best, by experimenting with this process.
Try Gaiwan Set in Jk Tea shop to make your next drink — you’ll be glad you did.
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