http://www.sevencups.com/tea_shop/produ ... 285&page=1
It looks gorgeous in many ways, but I am not at ease totally, when holding it to pour, for the delicate handle feels as though it should not be strong enough to support the fully laden teapot.
A bigger issue for me is that when using a heavy loading of YanCha the initial flash steeps are impossible because the pouring time is 48 seconds.
Silly me I presume I should have noted the description [if it was the same as the ones they are now selling]
Now that I have got all my measures of grams and millilitres sorted with various brewing time progressions, I have to factor in the new dimension of ultra slow pouring.This elegant pot is made using high quality clay. The small spout of this relatively new design allows for a richer tasting tea. You will notice a slower stream of tea when pouring that allows for additional infusion time and a robust flavor.
I could just experiment [yet again] or try one of my less leaf more time schedules - BUT whilst pouring some of the leaf would lose contact with water long before the teapot is drained.
Which Oolongs do you think would be most suited [most forgiving] to a slow pouring teapot.
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I notice that seven cups tend to offer a lot of lightly roasted versions of many Oolongs, would these be the best partners?