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Thanks for the input folks! I think I might get one someday. It would be a great way to test if a tea is as good as I think it is. Not cheap for the quality .999% ones! Any good vendors you know of? I have been using inherited antiques, never bought any. I do not know of any Western-facing vendor I...

Interesting observations guys! Yes, nothing affects my taste more than illness. I work alone now and rarely get ill! Knock on wood. And yes, more subtle teas are more affected by what you've had to eat. I think the snacks are to stop people from passing out from low blood sugar, since tea makes you...

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Fri Oct 20, 2017 3:12 am

Hi Steanze,
Incredible set!
I've been looking for a "Teapot Tray"

Looks like it is from Lin’s ceramics. But they change collections frequently. You should be able to find very similar ones on Taobao.

Probably a cross post from over the old abandoned teachat :lol: Silver is only good for top and I mean really premium teas! Even only -very good- tea can become very unpleasant to drink. Just boiling water in a silver kettle has already a noticeable effect. I used an antique heirloom a few times, fo...

Well, here in Taiwan things to avoid before having tea is hot pot! And most fruits and sweets. Chocolate is especially bad. At least for the less oxidised, roasted teas. The heavier, roasted, aged or black teas are more forgiving in that sense. If I know I have had some of those foods I pick another...

Same as above, Taiwan merits its own category in Tea as well as in Teaware.
While we are at it Korean teaware is also sufficiently independent to have its own.

Many Lishan are pretty close. It is the same mountain after all, Dayuling being the highest place. I take a good Lishan any day over the likely fake DYL with the heftier price tag.