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I’ve been happy with the tea I’ve purchased from Tea Trekker. I think it’s safe to assume that their tea ware is described honestly. When I’ve compared their tea ware to similar tea ware from places like Artistic Nippon it always seems much more expensive than purchasing directly from Japan.

There was a brief discussion about tea clubs recently. On a whim I joined one of the clubs mentioned, the one from the Essence of Tea. I received my first package last week - a tea cake and a bag of 1990s aged liu bao. The tea cake is a young yellow leaf sheng from the Wuliang mountains. The cover l...

I began my journey on Tea Chat and purchasing tea samples and tea ware from Adagio. I was down the road from them in NJ and if I ordered by 3 pm I received the order the next day. Nothing has come close to that for almost-instant gratification but the quality of the tea and tea ware has improved. Be...

I'm glad I found this thread. I had some communications with Akira before placing my order, and each of his responses were delayed. No big deal, but I placed my order on Friday, then forwarded it to his other email address on Monday, and then I revised the order Tuesday. It's Wednesday morning and ...

That’s a glazed pot in the photo. A fully glazed Gaiwan would be a good option for Chinese greens.

I found some old jasmine pearls at the very back of my tea canister shelf. It’s a good quality from Seven Cups so still fresh enough to enjoy. Jasmine was my very first loose tea and I still enjoy it occasionally although now it has to compete with Japanese greens and yancha. Every tea tastes better...

It looks like a cup with white glaze on a black or dark grey clay. Some of the clay is peeking through the glaze but that’s different from chipping or coming loose. That reviewer might be confused about the difference between glaze and clay but any properly fired cup should be fine even when the cla...

I think we all know the costs one can incur from purchasing organic foods. I didn't realize how much some of the premium, organic teas cost. I'm thinking about allowing myself to purchase a mix of organic and conventional green tea, in order to help alleviate some of the expenses. I learned about H...

I’m looking at this loose leaf sheng puer on the Seven Cups site.

https://sevencups.com/shop/bai-long-xu- ... oose-leaf/

It’s new and it’s never been compressed into a cake. Is it intended to be drunk as is, or if I put some aside for several years will it age?

Most attractive, Janice. Do you hold the hobins with bare fingers? (I often burn myself with gaiwans; so, I ask.) Really look lovely. Cheers I use a cloth to protect my fingers unless I’m steeping Japanese greens. I’m usually ok with gaiwans which don’t lend themselves to finger protection. My favo...

I have 2 Hong Seong-il hobin sets. I purchased the first one from TeadOff and the second one on on Teachat. My iPhone camera doesn’t capture the blue glaze properly. The pieces are definitely bluer and prettier in person. They’re both made from onggi clay, which I believe has been mixed with stonewa...

These look festive when wrapped. It’s not clear if the coins themselves are decorative.


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I purchased a pot from Hojo recently and added several teas to the order. One was Wu Liang Shan Ripe Pu-erh, a 2013 mini tuo cha. It fits his description, “Tea that gives long finishing in taste and flavor is very rich in iron. Once you drink this tea, you feel warm, your face blushes and you feel v...

Would be interesting to compare this ‘scarce Tokoname clay for shudei brick red teapots’ with Junzo’s Kobiwako clay that is pale yellow, so probably has less iron. Janice have you tried if this shudei clay affects the taste of water? His Kobiwako clay makes water sweeter and less textured . With ya...

Black Friday deal at Rishi Tea is 20% off with coupon code THANKS20 through 12/2/19.

Does not apply to the Fellow Corvo EKG - darn.