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I got this T-Cat a few years ago and I use it for herbal infusions. A Chinese friend had very different associations with my tea cat than I did: • Because they can see so well in the dark, cats protect against evil spirits (in the dark). • Cats are also the guardians of silkworms in China. The first...

TeaTotaling wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 11, 2021 6:01 pm

Very good, thank you for your helpful insight!

Welcome ... and I just added to the last sentence in my post —> "(...) you want a Kyusu for." —> (Addendum: Hohin/Shiboridasi if strict only for Gyokuro).

For the sake of completeness

Yoroko when I say boiling, I mean I pour the water in right as it reaches boiling. Been doing that at the end to extract everything..and then eat the leaves if organic or gyokuro. Yeah I really like that black pot. It keeps getting shinier and sounds like metal when I touch it! OK, got you - this m...

Yoroko Great description! And interesting to see some alignment in tasting notes! You used the akitsu mumyoi oxidation? Here I used carbonized reduction: https://www.teaforum.org/viewtopic.php?p=32911#p32911 I also tend to use carbonized reduction for gyokuro. With kobiwako, I mostly brew gaoshan o...

I enjoyed the jubuzan a lot with mumyoi, though I actually liked it best with kobiwako. https://www.teaforum.org/viewtopic.php?p=32829#p32829 I've just poured the Uji Jubuzan again: you're right, there are really notes of mint inside (and please see the additions above). I've got 3 fantastic infusi...

I've found that his teas tend to really shine with his clays. Exactly! :D I just have 2 of his Senchas "in the works": 1. Uji Sencha Jubuzan (a first class Aracha) and 2. Hon Yama Hebizuka Sencha - a dream! Incidentally, Arkira's Karigane (from Sencha). And all of them benefit extremely from A. Mum...

For Gyokuro I usually use 1st a glazed Kyusu first and then 2nd my oxidation fired A. Mumyoi Kyusu from Watanabe Tozo (bought from Hojotea) - often I prefer the glazed one (2:1). But I got recently the Ashahina Gyokuro from Akira and and it was much, much better in the Kyusu from Watanabe Tozo. htt...

Any recommendations for Japanese clays that pair well with Gyokuro? Or, maybe a potter who's blend/clay might be an ideal fit? For Gyokuro I usually use 1st a glazed Kyusu first and then 2nd my oxidation fired A. Mumyoi Kyusu from Watanabe Tozo (bought from Hojotea) - often I prefer the glazed one ...

faj Very nice color :) !!! Do you have a ball strainer or a multiple hole strainer? It looks great, and as has been the case for all my teapots, better in person than on pictures. It has a direct hole filter. Does Tozo use both types? As far as I can remember (I'm 95% sure), he also uses (used?) th...

thanks all for the pour info - sounds like I shouldn't have to worry so much since I'm not a sencha drinker. hopefully I can get a hold of a rear handle relatively close to the size I'm looking for in the non-reduction fired clay. sounds a little redundant to start with that clay if one already has...

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Sun Apr 04, 2021 1:38 pm

Yoroko wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 04, 2021 11:51 am

I guess the new Kyusus are maybe pouring better faj?!?

Not mine. Size and shape have a significant influence, and I am sure some of his kyusus pour better than others.

That's a pity. What's the size and shape of yours?

@LeoFox Yeap, amazingly fast and nice! I always use the same water from a source nearby my home. Maybe this has something to do with it ?

I see comments here and other places about the pour being bad though. Is it just that they tend to pour slow, or are the pots drippy and difficult? Is it a sizing/fill thing that like other kyusu they shouldn't be filled to capacity even for the rear handle pots? A lot of them are on the larger sid...

Baisao wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 02, 2021 11:52 pm

LeoFox wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 02, 2021 11:48 pm

pedant

https://www.thes-du-japon.com/index.php ... cts_id=993

Another technique to add?

Or to forget about, hahahaha!

Yeap

One more to add:

LeoFox wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 01, 2021 3:50 pm

That's a nice pair! I would be tempted to try that pitcher with sake hahaha

Yeah! With sake would be interesting. Let's brew sake-sencha - hahaha