Level 2: Advanced Tea Craft For Gentlemen

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🡇 ⸺⸺ accreditation ⸺⸺ 🡇
Visit the tea shop online at https://westchinatea.com and use coupon code ROGUES to get 10% off tea, tea ware, and merch. So-Han also teaches classes online or in person at West China Tea House at 4706 N I-35, in Austin, Texas.
For those of you saying that if So-Han had a YouTube show you would watch it, good news! They have episodes available at Tea House Ghost    / teahouseghost  

previously with So-Han: Understanding Tea
   • Understanding Tea  

⸺ links ⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺
the starter kit mentioned specifically in the video
 https://westchinatea.com/dehua
the dragon bro bing we used
 https://westchinatea.com/2013-dragon-...
more about ear cleanings in Chengdu
 https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20...
size comparison of China to US landmass
 https://www.mylifeelsewhere.com/count...
some basic wiki primers
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gongfu_...
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese...
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pu%27er...
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_Hor...

⸺ music ⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺
custom music by Brandt Hughes
"No Matter What You Do" by Cullah
 https://cullah.com/discography/cullah...

⸺ chapters ⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺⸺
0:00 - billboard
0:15 - what did we learn last time?
1:29 - the basics: drinking and relaxing
2:44 - expressions of tea culture
5:19 - a question of status and hierarchy
6:12 - the subtlties of serving
6:34 - opening a tong of dragon bro
8:22 - how tea preparation differs from whiskey / wine
9:46 - techniques of opening a bing
11:14 - how to say thank you at a tea house
13:12 - the story behind the "thank you" tap
14:10 - cup holding etiquette
14:44 - reactions to the shú pu'er
15:50 - ping cha, the art of mastery
16:56 - heating water technique
18:06 - gōngfū cha, skill acquired through mindful practice
19:12 - reactions to the 3rd steep
20:19 - is it acceptable to not drink?
22:00 - ordering etiquette at a tea house
23:22 - acceptable behavior in a tea house
24:21 - how to ask for more tea from the server
25:16 - a good starter set for getting into tea
27:01 - nordvpn ad
29:41 - cta

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Brian Brushwood - host
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Jason Murphy - host
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Brandt Hughes - editor (ep) / camera operator (ep)
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Bryce Castillo - camera operator (ep)
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John Rael - editor (ad) / camera operator / live audio engineer (ad)
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Annaliese Martin - copy editor
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Cory Cranfill - production assistance / live audio engineer (ep)
   / ccranfill  
Jeff McLaughlin - production assistance
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So-Han Fan - guest
   / westchinatea   - https://westchinatea.com -    / teahouseghost  

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