What kind of tea for a zini lixing teapot of 150 ml?
I usually drink roasted tie guan yin and shou pu erh, ocassionally red tea, Just got a new yixing teapot of 150ml lixing shape(Pear) made from zini and dont know what tea to brew in it. Judging from the sound, its more on the high fired side. Small spout, but takes 15 seconds to pour, 18 with leaves. Any suggestions? I want to get out and discover a potential new favorite tea.
Re: What kind of tea for a zini lixing teapot of 150 ml?
Just by the size alone, I'd look at using it for shou or red tea. Too expensive to fill it up with proper roasted oolong. Personally I wouldn't use a zini pot for gaoshan unless it was extraordinarily good clay.
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Re: What kind of tea for a zini lixing teapot of 150 ml?
Sounds like a good shou pot. If you can open it up and decrease pour speed maybe consider Phoenix Dan Cong?
Re: What kind of tea for a zini lixing teapot of 150 ml?
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Re: What kind of tea for a zini lixing teapot of 150 ml?
It's an ok size for gaoshan, but unless it's spectacular purple clay, it's likely not a top choice. Gaoshan usually needs a gaiwan or high fired red clay with low porosity, in my opinion.
Re: What kind of tea for a zini lixing teapot of 150 ml?
+1! I'd say pu erh (either aged or shu) or some dark roast tgy from which you want to remove some excessive charcoal...tingjunkie wrote:It's an ok size for gaoshan, but unless it's spectacular purple clay, it's likely not a top choice. Gaoshan usually needs a gaiwan or high fired red clay with low porosity, in my opinion.
Re: What kind of tea for a zini lixing teapot of 150 ml?
I have tried shou pu erh, wasn't the best fit.
Re: What kind of tea for a zini lixing teapot of 150 ml?
Ordered this from jingteashop for shou pu but didn't work out.
http://www.jingteashop.com/pd-yixing-te ... ang-gu.cfm
http://www.jingteashop.com/pd-yixing-te ... ang-gu.cfm
Re: What kind of tea for a zini lixing teapot of 150 ml?
You can always cut your losses and sell it to me cheap!ken1shi wrote:Ordered this from jingteashop for shou pu but didn't work out.
http://www.jingteashop.com/pd-yixing-te ... ang-gu.cfm
Have you tried yancha yet? It's big for that, but I bet it might be a good fit.
Re: What kind of tea for a zini lixing teapot of 150 ml?
lixing and Shui Ping are generally good for vast range of teas, so is Zini.
U could try yourself as well
U could try yourself as well