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[tieguanyinfan]

Sorry for the double post I really believe that both these pots deserve their own post.

So here is my latest addition and my first pot from Jing. As you can see, the pot is much darker than what is seen on Jing's site. Has a tight lid and pours drip free most of the time (there might be one or two occasions when you didn't pour it correctly and you get a drip). It also has a nice rounded spout, which is one of the reasons why I jumped on this pot when I saw it (I really dislike the look of a abrupt chopped off spout, this is enough to turn me away from buying a pot).

I have to point out that this pot has a really nice feel when it's warm, it literally feels like leather (soft with a slight grip when you rub your finger/palm/hand over it)

Name: Lu Ni Mei Hua Hu
Seal: Zhong Guo Yixing
Clay: late 90s Tiao Sha Lu Ni, thick walled
Volume: 90ml
Pour: ±9 sec

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[tieguanyinfan]

A couple more pics of the beauty

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So I tried out the tea in my list with my new pot:

'Supermarket grade traditional tieguanyin'
-the tiao sha lu ni really took out all of the bitterness in the brew even when I stuff the pot three-quarters full for a nice 'working tea'
-the tea it brewed really didn't taste like what I get out of my 'little lequ' pot

Dan Cong
-the pot did a really nice job at rounding out the taste and prevented bitter shocks when brewing for a slight longer time, though it did soften the fragrance of the dan cong a fair bit
-I'm willing to give the pot a second shot with the dan cong

Jing's Autumn Long Juan Tieguanyin 'A' (dark)
-the clay really took a lot of the fragrance out of the tieguanyin and made it taste really strange
-not a big fan of modern tieguanyin I have to say (not my first time drinking the modern stuff), not roasted enough for me

Jing's Ying Xing Hong cha
-I was a bit surprised that the pot brewed a very nice round of ying xing hong cha, so much that I brewed several rounds
-strangely, the tiao sha lu ni didn't absorb any of the beautiful floral fragrance of this tea and you could really taste hints of sweetness of it

So there you have it, my unsophisticated tea taste buds and working with a new pot

[debunix]

Glad you're enjoying the new pots. I find the first of these extremely cute--the shape makes me want to rub it and see if a genie appears....

[bagua7]

Whoa! The lu ni one looks so much darker in real life. Unreal, anyway good to see you are enjoying the creature Btw, are you going to dedicate this pot to a particular type of tea or play with several types?

Glad you're enjoying the new pots. I find the first of these extremely cute--the shape makes me want to rub it and see if a genie appears....

You gave me a good laugh.

[Drax]

Very nice looking pots, TGYfan! The second one might be a lot darker than the vendor photos, but it has a really nice earthy quality to the green.

I had the same thought as debunix about the genie...

[tingjunkie]

That color difference is pretty shocking! I'm surprised Jing let the ball drop that badly. Ultimately, all that matters is how the pot brews though.

[hop_goblin]

wow! what a contrast in difference. Seems there was some photoshop going on. All in all, its a nice looking pot. Most important however is 'does it make good tea'?

[MIKE_B]

New little pot from JTS arrived today.



40ml Xiao Hong Ni

Teeny tiny. I haven't decided what tea to pair with it yet.

[debunix]

CUTIE!

[bagua7]

Zhu ni
150mL
Year? Not quite sure, maybe someone could chime in and determine the age by checking the stamp.
Thin-walled, one hole, good pour
Long Feng Xia gaoshan oolong





Edited: 2nd pic rotated. Thanks, Drax.

[Drax]

Bagua...... the picture with the writing is upside down.

Very cute pot, Mike_B! The correct phrase might be which tea *leaf* you're going to pair with it...!

[brandon]

It says mengchen with a bit of colorful imagery on the side.
But it could really say "the rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain" and be about as informative. The stamp has zero relation to the age. Your pot is brand spanking new. Please let us know if you decide to smash it - what this site has been missing is definitely a video documenting the sound of a hammer hitting a knock off Zhuni teapot.

[Abracadaver!]

"the future is a boot smashing a fake zhuni teapot -- forever"

[Tead Off]

Poor Bagua7, don't be discouraged. There are many pots made with this signature, even some with age, 20-30 or more years. No way to tell how old yours is. I've seen some that were older and never used. If you bought it as new, no problem. What is important is how good the clay is and how it brews tea as yours is not a collectible teapot. It should be good for gaoshan teas, red teas.

[bagua7]

Thanks Tead Off, I wouldn't care less about what people have to say online about my pots. What I most care about is how they feel when I see them in real life and how well they brew tea, and this one so far ticks all the boxes. I purchased it at the end of last year and I'm not going to give to these 'sharks' the pleasure of listening to the sound of a broken pot.