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Tue Apr 23, 2019 8:43 am

Lovely shades and perfect for side by side comparison!
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Tue Apr 23, 2019 3:49 pm

tingjunkie wrote:
Tue Apr 23, 2019 1:18 am
FWIW, this is the QSN I just bought from Emmett. Definitely a very nice pot.

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Very nice :) shapewise it would work well for yancha, but personally I prefer something less muting for yancha. If the yiwu is very delicate, it might be a bit muting for that too. I'd try something like HKH Serious Formula or the 2013 Love Forever paper tong.
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Let's not discuss what prices were 10+ years ago. It will just make us all sad. :lol:
So true, I wish I knew then what I know now.
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Tue Apr 23, 2019 3:50 pm

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Wed Apr 24, 2019 10:04 pm

tingjunkie wrote:
Tue Apr 23, 2019 1:18 am
FWIW, this is the QSN I just bought from Emmett. Definitely a very nice pot.

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Nice pot! I was eyeing that one.

I like this shape for Wuyi but I have to agree w/ @steanze that Hong ni would be a better fit unless you reserve this one for low grade sea dyke style oolong. Is it High fired and on thicker side? If so I’d prob use it for loose aged puerh or maybe LB.
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Thu Apr 25, 2019 2:11 am

Chadrinkincat wrote:
Wed Apr 24, 2019 10:04 pm
I like this shape for Wuyi but I have to agree w/ steanze that Hong ni would be a better fit unless you reserve this one for low grade sea dyke style oolong. Is it High fired and on thicker side? If so I’d prob use it for loose aged puerh or maybe LB.
Life is way too short for low grade tea. :lol:

Yes, the new pot is high fired, and holds heat extremely well. I agree with hongni for yancha. This is my trusty yancha pot for the past decade or so...

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Thu Apr 25, 2019 11:11 pm

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Life is way too short for low grade tea. :lol:

Yes, the new pot is high fired, and holds heat extremely well. I agree with hongni for yancha. This is my trusty yancha pot for the past decade or so...

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Nice pot! The patina is coming along well!
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Fri Apr 26, 2019 12:41 am

Thanks!
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Thu May 02, 2019 11:47 am

Little update

The pot just arrived today, and i am having my first try with Yancha, a very nice Lao Cong Shui Xien. So far, it is very promising. No clay smell at the first wash whatsoever, and it not too muting, preserves the high notes well enough. I like what it does with Yancha. Especially for the low cost.
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Fri May 24, 2019 12:13 pm

Hey, how do you like the pot/clay after few more uses? Thinking about getting one myself.
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Fri May 24, 2019 2:37 pm

theredbaron wrote:
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Little update

The pot just arrived today, and i am having my first try with Yancha, a very nice Lao Cong Shui Xien. So far, it is very promising. No clay smell at the first wash whatsoever, and it not too muting, preserves the high notes well enough. I like what it does with Yancha. Especially for the low cost.
How do you find the small size working for yancha? I'm trying too figure out the right size for a yancha pot myself. I have a 50ml and another 105ml one. I find the 50ml one too small to allow the leaves to expand, and the heat dissipates too quickly. The 105ml is too expensive to brew a full pot :-/
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Sat May 25, 2019 1:26 am

@pantry nothing keeps you from filling a pot only 3/4...

Apart from that, I find the ideal size for this kind of tea in the 60-80ml range.
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Sat May 25, 2019 1:54 am

Bok wrote:
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pantry nothing keeps you from filling a pot only 3/4...

Apart from that, I find the ideal size for this kind of tea in the 60-80ml range.
Thanks! Yes, I’ve been brewing it 3/4 way, but thought it’d be nice to have a more dedicated pot for yancha :)
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Sat May 25, 2019 2:19 am

@pantry for expensive Yancha I think I would not want an F2 Zini... clay not good enough and might take something away I’d rather keep! Zhuni if you can afford and get it. At the limit a good hongni. But definitely not Zini.
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Sat May 25, 2019 1:49 pm

I find my 80ml Sou Yamada Mayake (wood fired) kyusu is very good with most medium/high roasted wuyi oolong. I usually fill it up without breaking too many wiry leaves.

Sou Yamada in foreground (rear may be early Sou, still researching).
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