Essence of Tea new yixing

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Now I finally know why these pots sold out so quickly!

This tread.

[jayinhk]

If you snooze you lose, and TCers are tea nerds extraordinaire.

[Frisbeehead]

I'm very happy that I was able to get two, a 65 and an 85ml. So many of us bought from the same batch that I'm sure it'll make for some interesting reporting on what kinds of tea we like in them. That it, assuming that the clay in all the pots is more or less identical.

Yes good point, it will definitely be interesting to hear what everyone likes in them. Everyone that got one should report back to this thread with results when they get their pot.

This will be fun

[iGo]

If you snooze you lose, and TCers are tea nerds extraordinaire.

Teaware Acquisition Disorder is rampant.

[theredbaron]

My pot just arrived, i ordered one of the smaller ones , 65ml. It's very very nice, exactly what i wanted. I am sure nobody who got one will be disappointed.
I also saw that essenceoftea just posted some smaller 40 ml and some larger 110 ml. So, hurry up...

[jayinhk]

Mine should be here Monday--looks like theredbaron got his first! Glad to hear they're as good as they look and sound.

The 110ml are already sold out...if you want a 40ml, don't hesitate. I'm tempted, but I'll hold off for now as I already have a good pot in that size!

[JRS22]

Good thing I didn't REALLY want one, because the 40 ml are out of stock also.

[Drax]

Miraculously, 85mL was exactly in the size range I was looking for. I already have enough teapots at the 40-60mL range. Well, "enough" is relative, but you know what I mean.

[theredbaron]

I am just having my first tea in the pot, i want to use it for Yancha. Works very nice. I use it to start it off with some cheaper mid range Yancha, very promising, lots of depth, but does not suppress anything.

It has the typical Factory 1 somewhat slightly rough finished look (which make those factory pots so charming, at least in my eyes), but at least in my pot the lid fit is very good (for such a factory 1 mass product), and does not drip when i close the lid hole while pouring.

I bought to pair it with this one http://www.chawangshop.com/index.php/te ... -65cc.html (mine, which i have been using for some time now has already developed a lovely deep shine), which i use for Pu Erh. I use them for a quick session, and when i go somewhere and don't want to risk taking my older pots around, but still want to have good enough but sturdy pots.

[jayinhk]

Funnily enough, I just bought the same 65ml dark zini pot from chawangshop yesterday! I'm going to use it for high roast oolongs and yancha--the lighter oolongs and yancha will go in hongni. I use larger pin zini pots for pu erh.

I also start off new pots with cheaper tea for initial seasoning. Thanks for keeping us updated on your opinions of the pot! Can't wait to get mine!

[Frisbeehead]

I am just having my first tea in the pot, i want to use it for Yancha. Works very nice. I use it to start it off with some cheaper mid range Yancha, very promising, lots of depth, but does not suppress anything.

It has the typical Factory 1 somewhat slightly rough finished look (which make those factory pots so charming, at least in my eyes), but at least in my pot the lid fit is very good (for such a factory 1 mass product), and does not drip when i close the lid hole while pouring.

I bought to pair it with this one http://www.chawangshop.com/index.php/te ... -65cc.html (mine, which i have been using for some time now has already developed a lovely deep shine), which i use for Pu Erh. I use them for a quick session, and when i go somewhere and don't want to risk taking my older pots around, but still want to have good enough but sturdy pots.

Hey I have a very similar zini shuiping! Mine is the 85ml one, from factory 2 as well but the stamps on mine look more like the 85ml on chawangshop. I got the 85ml shuiping from EoT so it will be a nice companion to my other shuiping.

How is yancha in it? I actually have pretty much dedicated the zini shuiping I mentioned to yancha, but when my hongni gets here I'll be experimenting with them side by side. Either way I think I'll be using both pots for some sort of roasted oolongs, most likely yancha in one and hung shui in the other.

[theredbaron]

Hey I have a very similar zini shuiping! Mine is the 85ml one, from factory 2 as well but the stamps on mine look more like the 85ml on chawangshop. I got the 85ml shuiping from EoT so it will be a nice companion to my other shuiping.

How is yancha in it? I actually have pretty much dedicated the zini shuiping I mentioned to yancha, but when my hongni gets here I'll be experimenting with them side by side. Either way I think I'll be using both pots for some sort of roasted oolongs, most likely yancha in one and hung shui in the other.

I tried the Factory 2 pot first with Yancha. It was quite OK, maybe muted the tea a tiny bit, but that may have just been because it was new. I had before only one pot dedicated to Pu Erh, so i use it now just for that.

[bagua7]

If anyone is interested in purchasing a 85mL shuiping I got from that vendor (aged zini) let me know. I am happy to get rid of it. Nothing wrong with the pot, it's the size. I no longer enjoy drinking tea from anything smaller than 120mL. The bigger, the better.

[Frisbeehead]

If anyone is interested in purchasing a 85mL shuiping I got from that vendor (aged zini) let me know. I am happy to get rid of it. Nothing wrong with the pot, it's the size. I no longer enjoy drinking tea from anything smaller than 120mL. The bigger, the better.

The one from Chawang you mean?

Edit: By the way, is anyone else still waiting for their order for the hongni shuiping to process? I figure with the pots selling out so fast that there is some backup.

[nada]

Yep, sorry - a bit of a backlog with orders at the moment! Hopefully they'll all be in the post tomorrow or tuesday.