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zhuni - 朱泥 fully handmade - 全手工 I got this one: https://www.facebook.com/commerce/products/%3C%E9%9B%B6%E6%B7%BB%E5%8A%A0%E7%B4%AB%E7%A0%82%3E%E5%B0%8F%E7%85%A4%E7%AA%AF%E6%9C%B1%E6%B3%A5-%E5%85%A8%E6%89%8B%E5%B7%A5%E7%A7%8B%E6%B0%B4/6504619522886877/ Beautiful to look at and touch, but nevertheles...

I'm interested in amplifying the fruity and chocolate notes in hongcha. Is there a clay that can do this? Those are two different tasting notes... two different pots needed? What clays are often paired with hongcha and why? I don’t recall ever having chocolate notes in hongcha but definitely berrie...

Bok wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 14, 2023 10:42 pm

Prettty!

Thank you, Bok. I’m surprised I don’t have more recent or better photos of it. It catches my eye every time I walk past my tea table. I’ll have to get the Mamiya RZ67 out for some beauty shots soon.

I also have one of the finer examples. They were capable but generally CZ pots are rough. Like the country cousin to Yixing.

Calyx Nursery seal:
Wear marks from use:

There is also sodium bicarbonate aka baking soda, available in any grocery store. Leaving a thick water based paste of the stuff all over the pot to sit over night and using a tooth brush on the pot the next day should go a long way. If needed, pouring white vinegar right over the pot with the agit...

wave_code Thanks for your input! I will likely steer away from magic eraser if this is the case. Honestly, I am hesitant to use any chemicals. After reading bit more on the percarbonate here, I’m not even sure it’s necessary to go to this extent. I want to clear something up: there is nothing wrong...

No wonder I've been disappointed by most of the sencha I've been drinking the past few years from O-Cha, Yuuki-Cha, etc. I thought I was just unlucky with the teas I picked but it makes sense that first flush teas would be flavorless. That's the case with Chinese greens and Darjeelings as well. I n...

By no means masterpieces here, but maybe interesting in a historical context or as a curiosity... Here is an example of another Tong Fon/Dong Feng or in this case Tong Fong tea set complete (as far as I know) in the box, as well as some cups and saucers found separately. I have no idea when this wo...

Ippodo is a successful boutique tea company, nothing wrong with that. I have really enjoyed their top gyokuro, sencha, iribancha and now hojicha. It is excellent 🍃 It’s the kind of tea that Japanese buy at department stores as gifts for others. It’s a very large company and not what most would cons...

It's Japanese department store sencha. It isn't bad but it's not great either. You're paying a premium for the name to get tea quality you could get for less elsewhere. It's the Luis Vuitton handbag of sencha. Ippodo is a successful boutique tea company, nothing wrong with that. I have really enjoy...

Good to hear about Thes du Japon’s Sincha Teafortea. I just received notification that Ippodo’s Sincha pre-orders are up on their site. Haven’t tried those yet. Oh I have not tried ipodo's tea yet. The tea's look so yummy. Here I am again about to go crazy in spring and over order 😅 It's Japanese d...

Right now, I'm loving my fine metal strainer. It's long-lasting and easy to clean. This strainer comes with a stand and is super fine for a metal strainer. You can check them out here: https://teaandwhisk.com/products/gongfu-tea-strainer?q=fine%20strainer -Leo ./download/file.php?id=13447 teasnow ,...

I think that’s a much nicer kyusu than the one you posted on February 19th. I don’t know the maker but it is unglazed so you’ll have the added effect of the shudei interacting with the tea. For me, shudei contributes a bright, prickly sensation to tea.

Here is a complex full hand pot from the xray group using clean clay. Note this taiwan facing price, which would probably normally be much higher for western audience ./download/file.php?id=13304 That definitely puts the price of ornate, fully handmade pots into perspective. Based on the rest of th...

nohwonder wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 14, 2023 4:29 pm

There are studies that show that patina is at least partially from tea compounds. Here's one: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/a ... 9814000945

I don’t think anyone doubts that.

Weren’t we discussing that specific teapot, not patina in general?