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Preparing and Drinking Chinese Tea

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Step 8: Continue Drinking

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As you finish the tea in your decanter, continue to pour hot water onto your tea leaves in your teapot. Remember not to let steep too long and enjoy 3 to 7 pots of your tea. Again, the number of times you can use a batch of tea depends on the type and grade and you should ask your retailer.

You’ll be surprised at how different the tea will taste from the first pot to the last. Like a good wine, the tea will taste different from the first mouthful to the last.

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