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Hibiki-An has a range of kyusu made with Tokoname clay for very reasonable prices. Sazen does as well.

botlofchaz wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 09, 2024 8:35 am

wildisthewind wrote: ↑

Sat Sep 07, 2024 8:20 pm

Is that Ishida cup still for sale?

It is still available. Will send you a DM.

If it's still available, I'm also interested. Also like the Sijan and the third soda-fired cup that you made.

I'm also in Chicago if you want to swap in person.

Bok wrote: ↑

Thu May 30, 2024 7:19 pm

.m. wrote: ↑

Thu May 30, 2024 2:20 pm

OMG i know who you're talking about

Wasn't hard to guess lol... I did resist the morbid curiosity to go to one of his tea gatherings. The other I have in mind is not far from you in Europe.

Think of the "spiritual treasures" that you missed out on!

If you're new to tea, the best advice I could give would be to not buy too much of anything until you know what you like best. One River Tea has an interesting-looking heicha sampler pack that would probably be a good start. White2Tea has a few heicha and a bunch of shou puer, including some like Sm...

pedant wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 22, 2024 4:03 pm

emmett guzman
he used to run yqh group buys and then became a yqh distributor. his website: https://yangqinghao.com/

Emmett's a good dude. I took a drive up his way to snag a black F2 pot a few months ago.

He's also got some solid Yixing for great prices at https://emmettsteas.weebly.com/.

2019 Nan Jian Tu Lin 703 from YS in a Zitao pot from Yunnan Craft, drank out of an incredibly sleek gaiwan courtesy of @ferg.

Feeling grateful for this place.

Taking a break from lurking to say thanks to you all for the great info in this thread.

PM sent!

I'd be happy to give a couple of the gaiwans a home where they'll be put to good use! Very generous offer.

Yunnan Sourcing - Wild Tree Purple Moonlight https://i.imgur.com/LcXkY69.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/YOxeq3s.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/U18JA0i.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/QsVioPy.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/ALFWNoR.jpeg Incredible pictures. That's one of the teas from them that I've really loved, there's so ...

I would not be inclined to trust anyone saying “everyone is bad, except me, only I have the real thing.” Extremism is never a good trait. Facts. It seems to be a marketing strategy to me. Conflict grabs attention. Of course I couldn't speculate on whether his Zisha claims are legit or not, but the ...

Bok wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 27, 2023 8:29 pm

As far as I heard, there is some controversy happening with this guy... he seems to be accusing everyone of selling fake Yixing.

Do you think that's a cover for selling it, or is there any veracity to his claims?

I got a sampler pack of their stuff earlier this year. Generally solid stuff, with a few outliers either way. I loved the Georgian Breakfast, which has huge notes of baking chocolate and just enough tannin to keep things interesting. It'll be the first one I finish from them for sure. The Imereti Su...

Battle scarred UFO is joining the line up… 85ml, Zhuni, very high fired. ./download/file.php?id=13748 ./download/file.php?id=13747 ./download/file.php?id=13746 Battle scarred is right! That's like if Zhou Tai were a teapot, high fired like being in the battle of Chibi. I really like that one.

I'd say yes, but not as an indictment of Yunnan Sourcing. At the beginning of my tea journey, I ordered from both, and found excellent teas from both sites. YS has the larger site and selection, and my favourite teapot is a now discontinued item from them. YC has the better quality/price ratio and ...