How To : The Art of Making Loose Tea | TEALEAVES

Master the secret of tea sommeliers: make loose tea in the artisanal technique. Steep with an infuser basket, french press, Chinese yixing teapot and the classic two-teapot English method. Learn the protocol for white, green, oolong, black tea and herbals.

The "Art of Making Loose Tea" was designed for international Tealeaves hotel trainings, where our senior management train food and beverage staff all around the world. This training video is used by hundreds of hotels globally including; The Four Seasons, Mandarin Oriental, Park Hyatt, St. Regis, Ritz Carlton, Rosewood, Auberge, Standard Hotels and many more. Learn how to brew the perfect cup of loose tea!

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[johnanguiano]

Thank you Uncle Iroh. I would have never gotten into the art of tea, if not for you and your wisdom

[Sursie_Metzger]

I feel like I’ve been abusing tea all my life after watching this.

[LKnivesGaming]

I never knew I needed a an almost 14 minute video telling me how to make tea until I experienced it.

[Capriceious]

I just employed these techniques into my latest cup and I must say, I feel like I've learned forbidden knowledge

[erine.]

Training to reach my goal to be the Uncle Iroh to my grandchildren 😌

[trevorlaporte]

man... I'm a tea aficionado as well as an audio engineer. Watching all these beautiful liquors is great enough but those drums in the background sound so good. The combo of the two is just... wow

[Uscenes]

Perfect video for a tea newbie like myself. Really seemed to cover all the bases. I can't wait to get a new tea pot and try the different loose teas tomorrow.

[ValeriaMartinez-szol]

As a coffee snob this is very informative for a new tea drinker. Thank you, I never could stand tea bags but love the taste of loose leaf green and black teas, I hope to implement these tips into my new night routine!

[Psychgo]

This is so soothing to watch. Thanks for this video ;)

[andrewvass]

As a barista at a specialist coffee & tea purveyor in the UK, I had previous been a bit of a philistine when it comes to the craft of preparing and serving tea to maximise the quality of the final drink.

This video has been a huge help in developing my understanding of what to do, but more importantly how and why ...

Thank you for taking the time and effort to compile this, I look forward to putting these steps into practice very soon

Andrew

[Strawberry_]

I'm slowly becoming a tea enthusiast... At this rate I'm going to fill my room with many tea and tea sets!

[Yorker]

Tea is a very complex process for something so simple. All tea is, is leaves infused in water, but after really getting into tea, you'll realize that it is SO much more. Loose leaf that is, REAL tea. After drinking loose leaf, I quickly became anti- teabag.

[mg]

Good thing I can't taste the difference. Saves me a lot of work.

[kmah]

this is the best video about tea i've ever seen.

[JosiahSalmon]

This is a beautiful video and I love the narrator's voice and acoustics. Most of the information was pretty good, however, there are a few things they got wrong.

1. They stated that black tea has more caffeine than green tea. This is generally incorrect. Green tea tends to have more caffeine than black tea. Others factors will include variety of tea, growing conditions, and when the tea leaves are harvested (earlier picked teas, especially buds, will have a higher amount of caffeine). Length of steeping and temperature will decide how much is extracted.

2. They stated that black tea should be boiled. While that tends to be the case, especially with heavy bodied teas, that is not always the case, especially with Darjeeling teas.

3. They stated that black tea is fermented. This is inaccurate. The difference between black tea and green tea is oxidation.

4. They stated that oolongs smell like orchids and need a lower brew temperature. This is a huge oversimplification. Oolongs are the most diverse style of tea available. They can be lightly oxidized akin to a green tea or can be heavily oxidized like a black tea. The brew temperature will vary widely.

5. They stated there are five types of tea. This is also incorrect. I have listed the styles below.
- White
- Yellow
- Green
- Oolong
- Black (called red in china)
- Hei Cha. This is also called black tea in China. It is a post-fermented tea. Pu'er is the most common post-fermented tea.
- Bonus: GABA is considered an oolong, but technically isn't oxidized and should be in its own category.

There was also no discussion of gong-fu style brewing, which is very different than western brewing. Perhaps it is outside the scope of this quick video, but I did notice yixing-style clay teapots that one would use for this type of brewing.

Source: I work at a tea-shop.

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No Wonder my green tea always tasted wrong :0 thank you this was very educational 💝

[atharsuhail]

This is more complex then launching rocket in space.

[cotybest]

Thank you uncle iroh for bringing me into the art of tea

[ssdrmstre]

More oxidation doesn't produce more caffeine in tea leaves. If this were true, it would mean there are compounds in green/white tea that just need a few simple chemical alterations to be made into caffeine which isn't true. Black tea leaves actually have the same caffeine content as a green tea if they are made from the same tea leaves as there is no chemical way this would make sense otherwise. The only determining factor in caffeine level is steeping time

[Peripatetic]

My kind of information - detailed, and with background :)