Shigaraki Kyusu
Oh boy ! Thoughts to come
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Thank you !
Ok so time for impressions ! Oh yes that is what this teapot does impress.
Ive used it about 5 or six times now, yes I drink alot of tea
Right away I notice the most tasty water ever, so clean, light, crisp, and lots of delicious flavor, also very smooth and soft. I didnt know that water could taste this good. This and a very long 3 plus hours of after taste in the mouth and throat, Hou Yun. I wasnt the only one to notice, my girlfriend noticed this too. She kept noticing and talking about it (rare thing here) and now loves this pot as much as I do. This pot made her a believer in a good pot makes a difference.
As Akira told me its the water that the clay affects, so basically any tea you put in there with this enhanced water you will get the same results. The more coarse the surface the more affect to the water. The clay has lots of iron and other minerals that do the water magic. This reminds me of how sandpaper works (im a wood worker). Coarse paper makes a lot of change fast, where very fine makes alot of nice delicate change, just like teapots. I was also told that Mr. Masaki Tachi lost some finger prints after he made a kilns worth. I could imagine this rough clay spinning around while working it with wet hands
I can understand besides having to source the clay, getting Mr. Masaki Tachi to continue to make them would make this perhaps limited.
Akira is a very insightful and a very kind person Ive learned alot about clays during the procuring of this pot.
Ok so time for impressions ! Oh yes that is what this teapot does impress.
Ive used it about 5 or six times now, yes I drink alot of tea
Right away I notice the most tasty water ever, so clean, light, crisp, and lots of delicious flavor, also very smooth and soft. I didnt know that water could taste this good. This and a very long 3 plus hours of after taste in the mouth and throat, Hou Yun. I wasnt the only one to notice, my girlfriend noticed this too. She kept noticing and talking about it (rare thing here) and now loves this pot as much as I do. This pot made her a believer in a good pot makes a difference.
As Akira told me its the water that the clay affects, so basically any tea you put in there with this enhanced water you will get the same results. The more coarse the surface the more affect to the water. The clay has lots of iron and other minerals that do the water magic. This reminds me of how sandpaper works (im a wood worker). Coarse paper makes a lot of change fast, where very fine makes alot of nice delicate change, just like teapots. I was also told that Mr. Masaki Tachi lost some finger prints after he made a kilns worth. I could imagine this rough clay spinning around while working it with wet hands
I can understand besides having to source the clay, getting Mr. Masaki Tachi to continue to make them would make this perhaps limited. Akira is a very insightful and a very kind person Ive learned alot about clays during the procuring of this pot.
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This is a very good summary, thanks!Ambrose wrote:Thank you !
Ok so time for impressions ! Oh yes that is what this teapot does impress.
Ive used it about 5 or six times now, yes I drink alot of tea
Right away I notice the most tasty water ever, so clean, light, crisp, and lots of delicious flavor, also very smooth and soft. I didnt know that water could taste this good. This and a very long 3 plus hours of after taste in the mouth and throat, Hou Yun. I wasnt the only one to notice, my girlfriend noticed this too. She kept noticing and talking about it (rare thing here) and now loves this pot as much as I do. This pot made her a believer in a good pot makes a difference.
As Akira told me its the water that the clay affects, so basically any tea you put in there with this enhanced water you will get the same results. The more coarse the surface the more affect to the water. The clay has lots of iron and other minerals that do the water magic. This reminds me of how sandpaper works (im a wood worker). Coarse paper makes a lot of change fast, where very fine makes alot of nice delicate change, just like teapots. I was also told that Mr. Masaki Tachi lost some finger prints after he made a kilns worth. I could imagine this rough clay spinning around while working it with wet hands
Akira is a very insightful and a very kind person Ive learned alot about clays during the procuring of this pot.
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I just tasted water and tea from this pot today. And real wow. This is my next to buy list.
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Thank you everyone I felt a need to write about my experience with it for those interested. I do agree a real wow factor once you try it out. Kind of one of those you have to try it to believe it. Additional note, you can actually smell the iron in this pot when you take a wiff. Along with a deep clay and who know what other minerals. 
I felt a need to write about my experience with it for those interested. I do agree a real wow factor once you try it out. Kind of one of those you have to try it to believe it. Additional note, you can actually smell the iron in this pot when you take a wiff. Along with a deep clay and who know what other minerals. Re: Shigaraki Kyusu
I didn't. The instructions that came said to just rinse it out and fill once with boiling water to the top and overflowing, then it's ready to go. So
that is all I did. I would be VERY nervous boiling this pot in the yixing manner.
that is all I did. I would be VERY nervous boiling this pot in the yixing manner.
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I was at Hojo and they wasn't putting tea leaves into this particular pot for brewing. I asked why? They said this pot tend to absorb tea faster compared to other clay, and they don't want it to be.
So what they do was, this pot is used to pass through water. From this pot to another pot (glass pot).
They said if you want to use to brew tea, try to limit to the same kind of tea to this pot. They said same kind of tea can refer to the same type and also specific to the same location surrounding it.
So what they do was, this pot is used to pass through water. From this pot to another pot (glass pot).
They said if you want to use to brew tea, try to limit to the same kind of tea to this pot. They said same kind of tea can refer to the same type and also specific to the same location surrounding it.