Morning musings... I will agree with Akira that some shudei red clay performs as well as a very good yixing hongni clay. I have also noticed that many experts in their fields tend to develop certain idiosyncratic and controversial opinions which they fine tune over time as a result of their in-depth singular focus on a particular matter. An example; Imen recommending reverse osmosis water for certain DanCong, as far as I know she is the only one ever to recommend this type of water, and I can attest it works for certain ones.
At the moment I am really enjoying seeing Akira’s posts on FB about his current trip to Yunnan...