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by Simone
Thu Jul 17, 2025 11:35 am
Forum: China & Taiwan
Topic: Yixing
Replies: 5902
Views: 4709633

Re: Yixing

Is there anyone here who can recommend certain subtypes and what the effect on the tea is? From my experience handling a lot of pots and clays of all sorts and ages (Yixing) I find it very hard to make general statements about how this or that clay behaves. Even among one kind of clay I have often ...
by Simone
Sun Jul 13, 2025 3:13 pm
Forum: China & Taiwan
Topic: Yixing
Replies: 5902
Views: 4709633

Re: Yixing

Hi, meanwhile i own quite a collection of yixing pots and i am now going for the subtypes of the clays. So far my collection entails Lao zini Taixi zini ( very recommendable if you can get your hands on one) Di coa Qing zini Hongni Jianponi hongni Huang jiangponi Benshan Duannni In the making Kui Hu...
by Simone
Mon Feb 17, 2025 7:46 am
Forum: China & Taiwan
Topic: Realzisha.com
Replies: 11
Views: 13075

Re: Realzisha.com

I own 4 pots by realzisha, amd none of my other pots ( including a very disappointing Lao zini my mud and leaves) make tea taste this good. The pots are very well made and the effect of the tea is another level. I can only recommend this seller.
by Simone
Fri Dec 13, 2024 2:50 pm
Forum: Announcements & Guides
Topic: Introduce Yourself
Replies: 1520
Views: 1100355

Re: Introduce Yourself

Hi everybody I’m 55 and drinking tea for the most part of my life. Mostly teabags, with exception of my puberty where I found a little teastore in the citywith loose teas. As a Dutch girl we tend to use little tea, lots of water, and then let it steep a long time. The teas are often bitter. 2 months...