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That's what most of us mean when we refer to ball shape. The good news is that it is real jin xuan based upon the vein pattern I see, but a lot depends upon processing. The absence of wrinkles can indicate that it was steeped too long, too little leaf was used, or this is the end of a very long ses...

Thought there was a hairline in my pot. Took a closer look from different angles. Went back to older pictures. Guess there is no hairline. ./download/file.php?id=12546 Hahaha..maybe a familiar story for people with pots I think the pot is fine and there’s nothing to be concerned about. ./download/f...

Do you ever plan to make some tea scoops?

Really tried to look close but can't seem to see it hahaha..

Thought there was a hairline in my pot. Took a closer look from different angles. Went back to older pictures.

Guess there is no hairline.

Hahaha..maybe a familiar story for people with pots

Been drinking through another bag of hojo tsukigase sencha every day for the past week. Been a few months since I touched Japanese greens - so it has been nice feeling like returning to something very familiar. I realize again how wonderful these wild teas are when approached at ease - not really ex...

Thes du japon has updated their post about Japanese cultivars. It now contains a very comprehensive list: https://japaneseteasommelier.wordpress.com/2022/08/22/the-japanese-tea-cultivars/  a complete list (as much as possible) of Japanese tea cultivars with their crossbreed, year of registration and...

Cih En Primitive Wild White tea 2300m from chen hauying. $1/g. no clue what cih en means. ./download/file.php?id=11049 i'm guessing this tea was cooked after picking based on this crazy vibrant green color. fun looking material. this was half of a 10g sample. takes up a ton of volume. it's pretty d...

Some zairai

This one looks interesting
https://www.thes-du-japon.com/index.php ... ts_id=1485

Thanks for the input. The one from Klasek comes to 99,31 € without VAT. I will continue looking at other options before committing. :D If you're in the US, consider just buying from Japan. Take advantage of the usd-jpy conversion rates right now Are there a couple shops that you recommend? Thes du ...

+1, genmaicha will influence your sencha brews. I'd use glazed teaware for genmaicha, at least until you have a leftover pot to dedicate to it. No experience with the Kobiwako (want to try it!), but I think it'd be also very reasonable to go for a simple pot from Tokoname as your first sencha pot (...

Going back to last 6g of lazycat gao cong shui xian after a week of airing out. The heavy roast impression is mostly gone but the rest i mentioned before is still there. Quite nice and thought provoking tea for a good price. 20221002_220001.jpg 20221002_215753.jpg Initial impression: https://www.ins...