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by faj
Fri Oct 18, 2019 7:48 pm
Forum: China & Taiwan
Topic: Puzzled wannabe Yixing buyer
Replies: 203
Views: 83247

Re: Puzzled wannabe Yixing buyer

Gao's site only works on mobile yet. Check his instagram instead at yinchen_teapot or yinchen.teapot. You can also get good new clay from Mudandleaves, however it seems their store is empty now. :D Thanks for the pointers. Mud and leaves, which I had stumbled upon, seem to have many items in their ...
by faj
Fri Oct 18, 2019 6:40 pm
Forum: China & Taiwan
Topic: Puzzled wannabe Yixing buyer
Replies: 203
Views: 83247

Re: Puzzled wannabe Yixing buyer

Thanks for the information. I do have several additional question to better understand what you are saying. I don't think you will be able to get a high quality yixing pot as a Westerner from an online store, and especially so if it is your first yixing teapot purchase. I get the part where my inexp...
by faj
Fri Oct 18, 2019 5:06 pm
Forum: China & Taiwan
Topic: Puzzled wannabe Yixing buyer
Replies: 203
Views: 83247

Re: Puzzled wannabe Yixing buyer

Thanks for the information. http://yinchenteapot.com/YixingTeapot.html?pgid=676165 Unfortunately, this website does not seem to be working right with the browsers I have on my computer. Out of curiosity, how did you build trust in your own ability to judge clay quality/safety? I don't mean to sound ...
by faj
Fri Oct 18, 2019 7:37 am
Forum: China & Taiwan
Topic: Puzzled wannabe Yixing buyer
Replies: 203
Views: 83247

Puzzled wannabe Yixing buyer

I am a newbie here, hopefully I am not breaking any community standards by posting this, please be kind if I do... Sorry for the somewhat long post, I promise there is a real question at the end. I am interested in purchasing a first Yixing pot. I have never tasted tea infused from a Yixing pot, and...
by faj
Tue Oct 15, 2019 6:45 am
Forum: Announcements & Guides
Topic: Introduce Yourself
Replies: 1436
Views: 586161

Re: Introduce Yourself

My name is Frederic, I am from Quebec, Canada. In my youth, I never was a tea or coffee drinker. For me, tea was powder that came in bags. I had an aunt who drank "tea" like this, and that was the extent of my exposure to tea. My awakening began, maybe 12 years ago, during a social gathering. I want...