To me, most of theirs are a little too big, especially if you're drinking expensive tea.karena wrote:I've come out of lurking to ask for everyone's expertise. I've read good things about Rishi's teapots, and I'm looking to add two to my collection - one for dan cong, and one for young sheng pu-erh. I know that pots for dan cong should be wide and flat, and preferably not duanni, and don't know much about the best pot for sheng. Can anyone recommend pots for these two tea types from Rishi's site?
Very unscientifically, if you forced me to pick a pot or two, I'm thinking one of these two might be suitable for sheng pu'er:
http://www.rishi-tea.com/store/product. ... =11&page=1
http://www.rishi-tea.com/store/product. ... =11&page=1
(same design; different clay)
For Dan Cong, you might be able to get away with the red clay version of that one... you don't *have* to use one that's wide and flat, though it would be good if the lid opening is wide anyway.
If you're willing to try other merchants, Imen @ Tea Habitat (http://teahabitat.com), who specializes in dan cong might be able to suggest a Chaozhou pot that should be in that price range or maybe even cheaper.
Or this one might work:
http://teamasters.blogspot.com/2008/04/ ... zisha.html
The purple clay might mellow out the taste which may or may not be what you want; I don't think the difference will be that noticable. 100 ml is about 3.4 oz, which to me is a good size, but might be too small for you.
