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Oh wow, seems CHT has been busy in the German-speaking areas: Austria: Rami tea Germany: _Teekontor Kiel (has a lot of different teas by him apparently) _Schnorr Frankfurt Switzerland _Shui Tang, Zürich And there seem to be more... I wonder what kind he is selling abroad, his teas are already a bit...

Chen Huan Tang's shop CHT is quite famous, there's a few Western vendors who get their teas from him. But I believe very few had gotten such a good price on his teas as Tillerman did. Long term relationship building pays off at some point! Bok , Can you share who these other vendors are? I only kno...

Sounds like a nice tea in an interesting pot! I'm encouraged by the fact that you can get a hold of some of Tillerman's teas. I've been wondering if I could find more of his Sweet Scented Dong Ding. I only know of Tillerman ’s Laoshi, Chen Huan Tang, in Taipei. Maybe try contacting Tillerman direct...

I’ve been enjoying a nicely roasted Lishan by Chen Huan Tang (aka Tillerman ’s Laoshi) that a friend brought to me from his shop in Taipei. It is aromatic, nuanced and complex in the best way. The aroma and layered body is well presented steeped in this Konishi Yohei pear skin shudei kyusu. I think ...

Welcome to TeaForum @lakar. Like Debunix mentioned, temperature and time balance is critical with Japanese green tea. I usually start with vendor recommendation and then tweak temp and time to my preference. Keeping water on the cooler side usually helps to stave off bitterness.

Looks like that gorgeous little drip on the inside is a gift of the kiln ash spot? Maybe! I thought it might be an intentional drip of glaze given how localized it is and given its location on the interior. I interpreted as a drop made to echo the vertical brown stripes on the exterior. But I am no...

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Nice line up and very reasonable pricing as well.

Super generous of you @ferg. Happy Thanksgiving

Welcome to TeaForum nowsharing . I’d recommend reaching out to Shawn McGuire of Great Wheels Studio on Etsy. He can most likely offer advice, he makes teaware in New England, and was a contributor for many years on TeaChat . You can search that older forum as there were several active Teaware Artisa...

Welcome @teatimefacts. For this group you might include a super-expert category

Thanks you @umami appreciate any information you can share regarding porcelain Kyoyaki. I’ve held off starting a topic focusing on Kyoyaki artisan teaware hoping to gather more information first, so please do share with us

Heian by itself is not a family, it broadly refers to Kyoyaki wares. So the individual families/kilns here would be Shunpou, Shougetsu, Gyokudou, where each likely span several generations. Some like Shunpou and Seisho seem to have more of a presence online/abroad, while a lot of the others don't m...

I see you have a several Heian pieces; Heian Shunpou, Heian Shougetsu, Heian Gyokudou. Curious if you know anything about the Heian kiln/family history? I have a few of their pieces. They are very finely made.

Thank you very much! I have been looking for a reason to go back to NYC. Also gonna check out the vendor here in Massachusetts. Thanks for the thoughtful and useful information. If you visit Té Company, leave time for a bite to eat, the owner’s husband is a chef, very tasty tea and food. Also, if y...