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:mrgreen: Bok Youzi Thanks, very interesting to see how people put different meaning into the same word. I assumed a strictly utilitarian value where the "proof is in the pudding", the figurative pudding being the brew output. That's the quality element I'm most concerned with, but I can easily see ...

question for those who have Yinchen pots and have spent a bit of time with them now - how do you feel about them? Have your initial impressions changed much? also has anyone ever had anything made by them out of a purple clay? I own more pots from Yinchen Studio than I care to admit. I love them. I...

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I'm thinking about getting a different kettle just for fun, and I can't justify keeping this one and buying a new one when this one works perfectly. I've had this EKG for about 4 months, and I have loved every second of it. I've really been wanting to try another Stagg kettle which is the only reaso...

Have these been used? How does the diamond grade compare to your antique pots?

steanze Thanks for the thoughful response. I would agree completely with what your saying. I also think that it's interesting to consider historical significance, and I agree that modern pots definitely don't fit into that category besides a few examples that aren't really known to the western publ...

Bok wrote: ↑

Fri May 22, 2020 9:52 am

But are they better? Depends. Sometimes not always.

This. 100%. I had a long reply, but this pretty much sums it up. I also think personal preference I think is the deciding factor. I just brought these questions up because I rarely see people question the ideas that surround zisha.

I posed this question on the Facebook Gong Fu Cha group, and I figured I should ask it here too. Has anybody ever done a comparison between old factory 1 pots and good quality modern pots (Yinchen, Global Tea Hut, Chanting Pines, Mud&Leaves)? I hear quite often that older pots are always better than...

@Rmt For DanCong I would suggest One River Tea. I've had a bunch of their stuff, and it's really good. They also sell tea from laos which looks interesting.

OCTO wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 23, 2020 8:19 pm

Bok wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 23, 2020 8:11 pm

Personally what lurks in the background interest me more, up on that box

Bok

I can point you to the direction of the shop... hahahaha... it’s only a Grab-ride away....

What shop would that be? Is it accessible online?

karma wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 22, 2020 3:56 pm

alejandro2high wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 21, 2020 10:18 pm

I got the pot from Daniel at The Chinese Tea Shop. It might be possible, in accordance to what you're saying, that the pot is from the 90s and not the 80s.

Daniel exaggerates, is the word I've heard.

Any specific examples? You're the first in this thread I've heard say that.

pantry wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 22, 2020 11:42 am

Ahaha this reminds me of the ganlu I got from my mengding trip last year that’s still sitting in the freezer

That's exactly what I'm trying to prevent It's a great tea.

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Hello everyone. I have some early Spring 2020 Meng Ding Gan Lu, also known as sweet dew of Meng Ding, that I am wanting to get rid of. I bought it from a farmer friend in China a couple of weeks ago. The tea is refreshing and tasty; I won't get into tasting notes since I beleive most of them to be p...

The only reason I lean toward the QSN is the sweetening effect that my QSN pot has on water which results in a great tasting and full-bodied oolong. I am with you on this one! Not the same clay, but I use Duanni for my greener oolongs for the same reasons: increased body! Duanni for green oolongs? ...