I had such great holidays in France that I had no time to post my usual best of 2023 (except for the best pictures, and you may still like the picture you wish to turn into a tea postcard). So, in this article, I will list both the most popular articles on the blog and the most popular videos on the YouTube channel.
I had prepared these pictures for an article about the excellent shu Jingua puerh from the late 1980s from Menghai Factory. This puerh shows that the distinction between shu and raw puerh is also difficult to make on the shu side. It's not just the aged raw that become darker. The old shu, especially when the fermentation process wasn't too strong, also gain finesse and depth, like a good old sheng. On a cold winter night, nothing is more pleasing and warming than such a tea!
Here are the top 10 articles of 2023:
6. La fin de mes illusions sur le thé (A propos de 'Au de l'eau', le roman classique chinois).
5. The 7 habits of highly effective tea people /1 (Proactive)
2. The 7 habits of highly effective tea people /7 (Sharpen the saw)
1. The optimistic traveler drinks tea - a hero amongst us
And now the top 10 of my 2023 videos according to number of views on YouTube:
9. Tea cups #1
7. How do you improve your Gong Fu Cha ? (skills)
1. Why and how use a Tetsubin? With the most views (209), this video also received the most likes (16)!
However, the video that was the most viewed in 2023 reached 1773 views! It's from the year 2020 and is called Chaxi Lesson: Chaozhou Gongfu Cha.
ReplyDelete"Since you could not come, I have to drink all these cups by myself"
Chaozhou Gongfu Cha is indeed an experience of concentrated attention and pleasure in tea. No wonder so many people enjoyed it.
I've seen them all, but will always return to another favourite, Kiss of the Phoenix Cha Xi (2014?) A transporting, emotional, and beautifully created Chi Xi. Timeless!