I think more is better than less when drinking tea. I brew half liter
pots and drink from open mouth glass cup which fills the nostrils,
sensitizes the tastebuds, coats the throat, and warms the stomach which
is a feedback mechanism to help you taste the tea better. I think the
larger infusion is a more accurate taste profile than the where's the
tea proper zodiac alignment gongfu vessel style of hit and miss. I
think gongfu might be better on an empty stomach but I make a point of
never being hungry as you could tell.

Jim

PS A change in tea taste is a change in health or just getting older
as in my case. I now depend more on psychology than physiology in my
approach to drinking tea. The above sounds physical but it is sense
immersion where the ego ends up just going along for the ride.

xDustinx wrote:
> How does everyone taste their tea? For the first infusion I will sip
> the tea after inhaling a little air and then exhale through my nose
> after I swallow the tea. For the next several infusions I let the tea
> move around my mouth, mostly to see how it feels. What does everyone
> else do? I'm looking to make my technique better, and I'm sure I have
> plenty of room for improvement.