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i'm not nearly expert enough to give you any tips on identifying the potter, but I do have thoughts on the idea of too good to use… Which is basically that post anything that would fit that category is probably priced way out of my reach. I only buy them to use.

Coincidentally, my current morning Japanese green is Kabusecha, and I had a particularly fine sentence with it this morning. It's from O-cha.com, but because I don't have an in front of me I don't know the particular cultivar, region, or harvest date, and because I've had some greens in my refrigera...

for all I know I could have a bill coming much later… But with this being a very affordable item, I expect it would cost them more to bill me for it than they would get out of it. But putting sensible fiscal practice to the side, I imagine that they're completely overwhelmed with the new volume of t...

My new chawan from Petr Novak just arrived via Czech post > USPS. I've been watching its progress via the tracker Detailed information on consignments Consignment type: International Registered Mail, Consignment weight: 0,58 kg, COD amount: 0 CZK, Number of pieces: 1 pc Date Event Postcode Place of ...

those are some truly fabulous pieces! Order placed.

intermittent clouds but still very hot again in Los Angeles today, and I'm enjoying some handmade Balhyocha from Deon Jae Yeun, from Morning Crane Tea's Tea by Korea of some years ago (my pouch says maybe 2018 Harvest). It's such a lovely tea to do well as a hot tea, but here I am infusing it with a...

We've got a lot of clouds in Los Angeles right now and overnight there was even a brief thunder shower.... so even though it's not very cold, in my office it feels just right for some hot tea. Pulled out some Wuyi Huang Guan Yin from Jing Tea, which appears to have done just fine with a long stay in...

It makes sense that the bubble has popped, and that there will be a lot of people very unhappy with their choices and left with a lot of inferior tea. I have my own stock of Puerh that increasingly looks like some of it will outlive me, because I drink it more sparingly than I used to. Especially du...

I have been enjoying some delightful mornings recently 250900 Morning Gyokuro DSCF2074 IG.jpg with Uji Shirakawa gyokuro from Tsuen Tea via O-Cha, a really fine mellow gyokuro, and I've been able to give the infusions the extra attention that's such a fine tea deserves, and I'm getting rewarded. 250...

62kg logs, wow. so impressive!

I just placed two orders, one from O-Cha of Japan and one for mountain tea from Taiwan, for particular teas that I have not found equivalence for from any US sources (e.g., where I have no expectation that in the short term, US retailers will be shouldering the burden of dealing with the tariffs), a...

i'd be curious because my poor experience has mostly been with tease that seemed affordable at the time, and generally not very expensive or fancy versions. So I'm always curious as to what the "best" versions would are really like.

it is quite lovely full of tea, and I'm betting that it's at least a little bit translucent so it ought to look awesome if you were to, say, take it outside or put it up by a window and let some strong sunshine shine through it....

Simply gorgeous.

Will you be using that to pour cold water during your tea sessions or for hot? Wondering hear how the different layers as reflected in the colors could make it vulnerable to temperature changes with boiling water fresh off the pot.

Love the delicate hand paintings of things botanical--very elegant.