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by Tyler
Thu Nov 30, 2023 8:50 pm
Forum: China & Taiwan
Topic: Question on stockpiled clay
Replies: 32
Views: 4868

Re: Question on stockpiled clay

chaeric wrote:
Thu Nov 30, 2023 8:12 pm
Are they based in Taiwan? They list the prices in Taiwan dollars.
Yes
chaeric wrote:
Thu Nov 30, 2023 8:25 pm
Seems to be about the same price as on MoodyGuy's website. He has a Black Apple Zini for $589 and ZAG has a "perfect" condition one for $500.
His prices are also pretty high
by Tyler
Wed Nov 29, 2023 9:19 pm
Forum: China & Taiwan
Topic: Question on stockpiled clay
Replies: 32
Views: 4868

Re: Question on stockpiled clay

Regarding point two, someone had told me all modern yixing clay has additives, but I don't think that's true, correct? There's a vendor mentioned in another thread that tests the clays they use for certain additives, if that's your main concern you might be interested Facebook vendor: Chemical Free...
by Tyler
Wed Nov 29, 2023 9:10 pm
Forum: China & Taiwan
Topic: Question on stockpiled clay
Replies: 32
Views: 4868

Re: Question on stockpiled clay

Yeah I would too Both websites say similar things about how their sourcing of clay and both have nice looking teapots. What exactly are you seeing that makes you pick one or the other? The EoT pots are a bit cheaper, other than that I can't really say anything really explicit. I don't think M&L is ...
by Tyler
Tue Nov 28, 2023 10:10 pm
Forum: China & Taiwan
Topic: Question on stockpiled clay
Replies: 32
Views: 4868

Re: Question on stockpiled clay

Bok wrote:
Tue Nov 28, 2023 9:52 pm
Between those two, I'd opt for EoT
Yeah I would too
by Tyler
Tue Nov 28, 2023 9:16 pm
Forum: China & Taiwan
Topic: Question on stockpiled clay
Replies: 32
Views: 4868

Re: Question on stockpiled clay

Not a teapot person but I wouldn't infer too much about the quality of the clay just because it's from huanglongshan (and there's also the possibility that it's not even from there and someone somewhere along the line said that to make it sound more desirable) I think the EoT and M&L pots are genera...
by Tyler
Fri Nov 24, 2023 10:02 pm
Forum: China & Taiwan
Topic: Improving Southwestern USA clay with Yixing properties?
Replies: 6
Views: 1475

Re: Improving Southwestern USA clay with Yixing properties?

To add to that, in the past he and some other potters had (blogspot) blogs, might be worth checking them out
by Tyler
Tue Oct 17, 2023 11:34 pm
Forum: China & Taiwan
Topic: Western facing F1 vendors list
Replies: 52
Views: 29852

Re: Western facing F1 vendors list

Hi, I’ve read quite a bit on this forum and I know ZAG is recommended but the site is not secure. Does anyone know if it has always been that way? I have been hunting for a new pot and ZAG definitely has the most comprehensive collection I have seen (on sites I can navigate) but being non-secure ha...
by Tyler
Sat Oct 14, 2023 1:31 pm
Forum: Vendor Discussion & Recommendation
Topic: Your favorite Dan Cong vendor?
Replies: 106
Views: 197463

Re: Your favorite Dan Cong vendor?

Some people on Discord have ordered from her, she has a range of teas at different price points. The reception seemed to be a bit mixed on some teas but not negative overall. I saw Youzi got some. Kyarazen sometimes sells her teas on his webshop, I feel like he has pretty decent taste in tea so I ta...
by Tyler
Sun Aug 06, 2023 4:07 pm
Forum: Tea/Teaware Vendors
Topic: Chen YuanHao
Replies: 31
Views: 6473

Re: Chen YuanHao

Curious to see why a specific tea would be 40% of retail sold in Taiwan? Even after the generous discount it's still triple of for how much the tea can be (occasionally and unofficially) purchased in Taiwan. ;) That would make more sense business-wise. It is also not reasonable to expect any major ...
by Tyler
Thu Jan 19, 2023 8:57 pm
Forum: News, Publications, & Research
Topic: Tea Tasting Journals?
Replies: 7
Views: 2224

Re: Tea Tasting Journals?

I wanted to get a tea tasting journal with a flavor wheel and so forth, because I thought it would help me learn to distinguish the difference between teas better through guided practice You can use a computer with a writing tablet, but other than that I don't think there's really anything better t...
by Tyler
Tue Jan 10, 2023 1:30 am
Forum: Oolong Tea
Topic: What's the difference among Song Zhong, Dongfanghong and Tongtianxiang?
Replies: 8
Views: 2317

Re: What's the difference among Song Zhong, Dongfanghong and Tongtianxiang?

In principle they refer to specific teas, in practice I don't know how closely the naming is always related to things like 'varietals' or famous trees
by Tyler
Tue Jan 10, 2023 1:02 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: My problem with brewing with a thermos
Replies: 7
Views: 2450

Re: My problem with brewing with a thermos

To clarify, you are using hot water from the thermos to brew tea in a different vessel? I guess that can work, but I would say the better options would be either to thermos brew like Bok said or see if you can get an electric kettle at your workplace