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The conversation and pictures on this thread have been great! Just wanted to say thanks to everyone contributing-- I'm sure I'm not the only one reading and learning. I hope the accessibility of better-quality teapots continues to increase in the West, despite being a drop in the bucket of the overa...

How is Farmer Leaf btw, a few people here have mentioned them. That Lao Man E is actually the first puerh I've tried from them, so I don't have a definite opinion yet. :) I like the level of info they share about their teas, though, and they offer reasonably priced samples. My samples came in about...

2020 Lao Man E from Farmer Leaf. I don't drink much young sheng, but I liked the body of this tea starting around the fourth infusion. It was sold as having heavy chaqi; a few hours later, I can still distinctly feel it in my chest and eyes.

That's unfortunate! I've learned a lot from that group and felt welcome the few times I posted. Anecdotally, I feel like there's a surprising amount of rule-breaking posts (despite the group's rules being quite straightforward) and obvious non-Factory pots posted. I can see why they might want to ca...

@Yann Zisha Gallery Thank you for the very thorough response!

Welcome! I've enjoyed seeing your posts on Instagram.

Can you share more info about the clays used in the pots you're selling, like how they are processed? I saw a link to a clay-related page on your web site, but it seems to be broken.

It's a bit messy but I like the combination of teaware and teak! I love how some of the pieces also serve as reminders of trips abroad or friends who gave them as gifts.

Thanks for sharing, @alejandro2high! Do you have a favorite of your Yinchen pots? What types of filters do they have, or does it vary?

I have a pretty ridiculous collection of incense, mostly made by KyaraZen, Ken Cannata, and various Japanese companies. At its best, I love it as much as tea, but despite feeling conceptually related, I mostly enjoy them separately. Sure, I may sometimes drink an uncomplicated tea grandpa style and ...

@alejandro2high, if you have time, would you mind sharing some pictures of your Yinchen pots at some point?

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Wed Apr 08, 2020 4:12 pm

Please do share cliffjudith. Looking forward to getting your take on topic.

Seconded!

Had 2019 Lishan Gongcha. Thick, strong and smooth, sweet Yiwu aftertaste - my favorite young sheng. The few young BYH shengs I've tried have been really good, and I don't usually like young sheng very much. I remember thinking a somewhat recent Yibi was almost like chewing on sugarcane, albeit with...

2011 Dayi Jin. I bought a little sample for fun. Even though I wouldn't pay current prices for a full cake, I like this tea. It's strong, has a kind of sweet forest floor/mushroom age thing going balanced with hay, maybe, and some drying astringency. Distinct energy sitting in my chest. Long huigan.

Thanks, Bok! I bought this one a few years ago so I could be misremembering, but I am almost sure it was represented as 80s Green Label era from a reliable seller. Still, my assumption is that any Yixing pot I buy is more likely than not to be tuition, haha. Maybe I'll take some more pictures for th...

Looking through old pictures and found some of my (I think?) early 80s F1 hongni. (Please tell me if you disagree!) Edit: This might not be early 80s. Just editing to avoid this post causing any confusion. Edit 2: As Bok suggested, I posted this pot on the Facebook Early Teapots group. Initial respo...