When I have an oolong session at home (usually alone), I will literally brew up 5 infusions; one brew a cup. I might brew up a few more infusions when I had finished drinking the 1st 5 cups.
It is, to me, an easy way to enjoy my tea. When I am reading or working on my laptop, having a few cups of tea beside me is a good idea.....it keeps me seated than making one infusion at a time. I do drink the tea fast, about 15-20 minutes. An oolong, like the one in the pix is generally good for about 5-6 infusions before the tea weaken in a hurry.
It is quite similar for pu erh tea. I brew 5-6 cups at a go, one infusion per cup and repeat this brew for the next 6-12 cups. It is quite difficult to drink so much tea alone, so I do sometimes keep the later infusions in a vacuum flask where I can enjoy the tea later or when I am out for errands.
When I am in Guangzhou buying tea, I do ask for a small sample (after I had tried the tea in the shop) on those tea I am interested in and I brew the tea back in the hotel room. It is not easy to assess the tea in a room but it helps me a little before I make a buying decision. I do bring along a flask during my travels and get the tea shop to pour a couple of infusions into the flask so I can continue to 'drink' the tea I had shortlisted to buy.
Readers will know me that I do not describe a tea by each and every infusions but rather by initial and ending thoughts. I enjoy the complications of a tea, the aging results of storage and the pleasant sensations after finishing a tea session.
Time for tea.
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