Probably the second most frequently asked question that I get is 'Why do you throw away the first infusion?'.
So, to make my life a little easier I made this video to point people to! If you are wondering why we rinse some teas then this one is for you.
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CONCLUSIONS!
We recommend always rinsing:
- Aged tea
- Oolong tea
- PuErh Tea
- Any whole leaf tea with a lot of dust or fannings
You can rinse all other teas but we recommend NOT rinsing quick extracting green teas like Gyokuro and Sencha.