Sep 14th, '10, 12:40
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by isaac » Sep 14th, '10, 12:40
Hello Everyone,
I just registered and look forward to learning from all.
I have always been interested in chinese tea culture and thus taken the plunge into buying a teapot. Hence the nub - i do not know where to get.
In the end, i thought of searching the net. The search engine throw up deeho dot com which i thought is quite promising. The problem is that there is no physical location stated. Although the teapots look good, i hate to find out later that the names are fictitious and made by a learner artisan. May I have your opinions please on purchasing from deeho dot com? I searched the net and there are no negative opinions expressed on the dotcom.
Anyway, i find the information in this forum to have depth and analysis.
Hope we can be friends
Cheers,
Isaac
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Sep 14th, '10, 12:45
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by isaac » Sep 14th, '10, 12:45
Oh, just saw this:
How long have you been drinking tea?
What was your first Tea?
What is your favorite Tea currently?
What is your next purchase?
Where is your favorite spot to brew up?
Well, I have drunk chinese tea for decades - almost entirely the paper bag variety. I do not know the name of the first tea i drunk but it should be oolong. My favourite tea is jasmine. Next purchase will be when my current stock ends which should be in a month's time. My favourite spot to brew is at my desk whilst surfing the net
Sep 14th, '10, 13:00
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by Chip » Sep 14th, '10, 13:00
Welcome Isaac to TeaChat. I hope to see you around the forum.
You might want to pose your question regarding deeho under teaware. Please read forum rules for new members located under Introductions.
Sep 14th, '10, 13:00
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by TwoPynts » Sep 14th, '10, 13:00
Welcome Issac.
You should give Adagio's Jasmine #12 a whirl if you haven't already. That's some good stuff!
I'll let the more experienced board member help you with you quest for a pot. You're in good hands!
Sep 14th, '10, 13:07
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by isaac » Sep 14th, '10, 13:07
Thanks for making me feel welcome.
I am just a newbie where tea is concerned but i will contribute in anyway i can.
Cheers
Sep 14th, '10, 13:10
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by isaac » Sep 14th, '10, 13:10
Ok, i read the rules. Will follow them
Sep 14th, '10, 14:33
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by Victoria » Sep 14th, '10, 14:33
Welcome, nice to have you with us!
Sep 14th, '10, 16:12
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by nonc_ron » Sep 14th, '10, 16:12
isaac wrote:Hello Everyone,
I just registered and look forward to learning from all.
I have always been interested in chinese tea culture and thus taken the plunge into buying a teapot. Hence the nub - i do not know where to get.
Welcome to the forum.
http://stores.ebay.com/Chinese-Teapot-G ... ea-Culture
853 tea items, mostly Teapots, with some cups and mugs.
Sep 17th, '10, 00:19
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by isaac » Sep 17th, '10, 00:19
Hi,
I just bought a teapot yesterday. Originally i wanted to buy from deeho but as they did not reply to my query, i went over to the local department store and got one. It is very small, made of lao zhuni. Suitable for one person to use daily.
I was told that its proper usage is for oolong and tie kuan yin. One gentleman told me to use it for wuyi teas.
May I ask if da hong bao is oolong tea or wuyi tea? Is it therefore appropriate to use in a very small pot? I am a bit confused. (As such I did not post in the oolong column).
PS: er...it looks a bit like yours TwoPynts, but not that small...more like in the palm of your hand
Sep 21st, '10, 05:12
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by SarahPerez10 » Sep 21st, '10, 05:12
Welcome issac!!
Sep 21st, '10, 10:55
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by rabbit » Sep 21st, '10, 10:55
isaac wrote:Hi,
I just bought a teapot yesterday. Originally i wanted to buy from deeho but as they did not reply to my query, i went over to the local department store and got one. It is very small, made of lao zhuni. Suitable for one person to use daily.
I was told that its proper usage is for oolong and tie kuan yin. One gentleman told me to use it for wuyi teas.
May I ask if da hong bao is oolong tea or wuyi tea? Is it therefore appropriate to use in a very small pot? I am a bit confused. (As such I did not post in the oolong column).
PS: er...it looks a bit like yours TwoPynts, but not that small...more like in the palm of your hand
Oolong is a category of tea, tie kuan yin, wuyi and da hong bao are all *types* of oolong, and yes it would be fine to make them in a smaller pot... it is actually recommended to make tea in smaller quantities, that way you can easily experiment with different steeping methods and flavors that you'll be able to extract from the tea without wasting too much leaf.
May I ask what store you bought the pot from? Was it labeled as a yixing teapot?
On a sidenot, if it is a clay teapot (such as a yixing would be) I would NOT recommend making tie kuan yin in it, being as it tends to steep better in a gaiwan.
Sep 25th, '10, 11:04
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by Mrs. Chip » Sep 25th, '10, 11:04
Hi Isaac,
Welcome to our forum! Looking forward to seeing you around.
