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Wed Jul 29, 2020 7:01 pm

Here's one of my little guys:

Really nice blue glaze. Do you know who the artisan is?

I know it's a long shot but maybe someone knows who made this cup or whether it's still available for purchase anywhere... https://i.imgur.com/CPt3TEr.jpg Hi Welcone to TeaForum OhThatNinja . I hope it is okay, I moved your post here to Hagi topic. Your guinomi/yunomi looks to be Aohagi. Not sure w...

I only have snacks when we have extended multi hour tastings here, nuts, crackers, dried fruits, but then might even break for a real meal if our tasting goes on for more than 4 hours. Typically though I don’t eat when having tea. Although I do have a few lower quality, oxidized, and roasted teas th...

i've learned that it's available for preorder from their US store at https://ippodotea.com/collections/gyokuro/products/premium-select-gyokuro?currency=USD. interesting. i've never seen them offer it for sale on a web store before. Haha, that’s a first. I think TF enthusiasm must have inspired Ippo...

Continuing with Sinensis Yukkaichi gyokuro, after a tasty Sae Midori Kagoshima Seicha session. I do think it has improved after a year of refrigeration. It is richer, deeper and super silky smooth. Using more leaf also works really well. 10g/100ml/108f/2.30min in Shigaraki 140ml Tachi Masaki, using...

Thanks for sharing this instructional. Sounds so good I’m tempted to get a soda maker now. Recently on a trip to my local Japanese marked, I picked up a bottled roasted Hojicha and a chilled oolong from Ito En. They both would be really tasty with carbonation. Also, I could see mixing less desirable...

TomOrley as already mentioned never use soap on unglazed ceramics. Since the handle is cracked I’d avoid putting the entire kyusu in simmering water, just soak in a bath of off boiling water and to remove any stubborn residue, and rub with a paste of baking soda, rinse several times, followed by a ...

i've learned that it's available for preorder from their US store at https://ippodotea.com/collections/gyokuro/products/premium-select-gyokuro?currency=USD. interesting. i've never seen them offer it for sale on a web store before. Haha, that’s a first. I think TF enthusiasm must have inspired Ippo...

Hi all. I just purchased this teapot at a japanese thrift shop in Phnom Penh. I suspected it might be a high quality clay so I bought it for only $5.50. It is quite elegant and has a lot of delicate hand work, especially in the strainer. It has a hallmark, and one crack on the handle. The part wher...

Nice! So looking forward to trying it this year. Thanks for organizing this tasting @pedant

I've got some samples from farmer. The prices are quite high , some very high....yet not that high for Chinese market. My question is , if foreigners wiling to spend such a money for tea ( I guess that's never ending "?" for every vendor sourcing tea from China ;-) So , I was wondering : 1) what is...

The type of tea that someone buys from the internet, without seeing, smelling, tasting before buying. There are no real life tea shops within 1.5 hours of my home. Curious, who have you been buying your Puerh from mostly? Developing a relationship with a few vendors, that are in alignment with your...

I hope this is the right place to post this. This is in response to a PM by polezaivsani as I can't seem to reply to PMs just yet. I mentioned I like keemun and though I don't have a massive experience of it, I've tried several vendors for both normal and Maofeng versions. The far best I've tried a...

Interesting, I just saw the Shukei piece you referenced in your OP on Artistic Nippon. It seems he is suggesting to use as a teapot and priced accordingly. Before buying I’d ask if when wet it has smell of clay, it could take a while to cure before use. Personally I wouldn’t want to use for tea only...

My friend is swearing on letting Gyokuru age at least a year and not to consume it fresh. Kind of confirms the above experiences. I have some 2019 Gyokuro I'll be opening soon and will comment here afterwards. I've heard this as well so I'm hoping everyone is on point! Honestly, I think it depends ...