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*google maps gives walking directions that instruct you to walk to the ferry, ride across the Hudson River, and then continue on foot to your destination. It would probably just be easier to take the PATH to 9th Street. Setsugekka and a lot of the East Village shops are a decent walk from there :lo...

Here I am practically within walking distance* of Manhattan and I’ve never been to any of these tea shops. Setsugekka offers a matcha-making class for only $20. I can’t attend in March but I’m going to watch for a class in April. *google maps gives walking directions that instruct you to walk to the...

I have a Seong-il kyusu from that period which I’ve neglected in favor of newer smaller pots. I tried it today with hk style roasted stems. That’s a less intense tea than regular yancha so I can drink more of it. This pot is an excellent clay and size for yancha. Notice how the spirals rise up from ...

This is how much I love Japanese greens - if I had to choose a future with chocolate or Japanese greens, one to the exclusion of the other, I would choose Japanese greens. This is coming from someone who thinks chocolate is the best food ever. I used to drink a wider variety of teas, but now I must ...

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I drank tea in India - Indian black tea served Indian style. By that I mean strong black tea with lots of milk and turbinado sugar. Delicious, rich and so much caffeine that I couldn’t afford to make a habit of it once home.

John_B thanks for the detailed post. Even though my original post is a year old I do have another trip to Thailand coming up in March of this year. A few days in Bangkok, a week in Isan, and then some time at my son’s home. He and my dil live just 15 minutes from the train to Chiang Mai, about ha,f...

For those among us who are using this thread to inspire their Kyushu shopping - artistic nippon has a nangan Gafu pot for sale:

https://www.artisticnippon.com/product/ ... pot24.html

That is great news, pedant and Bok! I honestly expected correction in workmanship and design! It seems that all the issues have been resolved. It will be interesting to compare kyusu created years apart that have gone through ... transformation. I am anxious to obtain the newest generation. My TAD ...

My kitchen table is made from the same quartz as the counter. The fabricator glued a piece of plywood underneath (finished, of course) and then my contractor fastened the table base to it. I purchased a ready-made metal base that was rated to hold the weight of the top. I think it’s 200 pounds. Your...

I began my tea day with a kabusecha served in my new chawan. Debunix donated this to the forum fundraiser and I just couldn’t resist adding it to my Shyrabbit collection. I probably should buy some matcha and take full advantage of the chawan’s properties and especially it’s size. 7D3A2FBF-6957-49FA...

And there I was thinking that at least one thing in the jungle of teaware was for sure – the neutrality of porcelain... :evil: Sigh... more things to explore, empty our pockets and fill the cabinet. I always assumed the glaze would be neutral but the thickness and possibly the shape could make a di...

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In Santa Monica, Brita filtered tap water is very good with my teas. I add a piece of bamboo charcoal in the filtered water pitcher, it smooths out the water just a little bit, and removes any remaining off smells. TDS count before Brita filter is 239, after Brita filtering 189 TDS. Some would cons...

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