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I’ve been drinking tea for my whole life, but only gongfu tea for about 4.
I live in Australia. I like hongcha, Sheng puerh, white tea and oolong. I use both gaiwans and teapots. I’ve been reading this forum since 2022 and wanted to start posting more.

Has anyone found any particular luck with finding clay pairings for Hongcha (other than minimally altering clays)? I've seen some people use Nixing, but I didn't find the results of that enjoyable. I've had luck recently with Staffordshire Redware, but this is quite an unusual clay. I like high fir...

Qingming has come and gone, and I still don't have any spring 2025 green tea. It looks like Bitterleaf has a BLC this year, along with Lapsangstore, Sweetest Dew, and Teavivre. Seven Cups hasn't been able to post their 2025 lineup yet because it's stuck in customs. This will be the first year in a ...

Hi new user here based in Australia. I know the struggle of the shipping costs.
You should check out Tea Angle and ValleyGreenTea (both based in Sydney).
I’ve had a really nice dancong from Tea Angle and a great Keemun from ValleyGreenTea.