The more I study tea, the more I realize there is to be studied. In Asian culture, tea really is a way of life, and something that can be studied for a lifetime. I just got this book “The Ancient Art of Tea
There’s a lot of stuff in this little book about water for tea. I had mentioned this in one of my previous blog posts… but I guess where you get water and how you store it and cary it and what you boil it in… all are important parts of making the perfect cup of tea. There’s also a longish section on preparing fire and how to boil the water. I think I shall have to try making a tea fire out in the backyard at some point. I’ll post pictures when I get around to it.
The other two chapters are “The Taste of Tea,” “Tea Etiquette,” and “Refinement in Tea.”
So, all in all great stuff, and I highly recommend you get it.
Also, here’s a link to some PDF’s that go along with the book that I found browsing the author’s twitter.
https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=7a37fd274ac1d91f&sc=documents&id=7A37FD274AC1D91F%21140
Another post on the book — Water For Tea And A Sweet Story
