Mini Ru Kiln Celeste Celadon Gaiwan 60ml From DTH

[Alex]

Thinking of picking up this little bad boy.



http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 310wt_1137

Anyone got any experience with it or even one of that size?.....I've never used a gaiwan smaller then 100ml......but I'm thinking it might be nice.

It would be used for high end oolong.

[bagua7]

I use a 150mL. I guess best thing to do is buy it and play with it; but honestly if the gaiwan sees a single use then 60mL is more than enough.

This video is a lot of fun but hey, they are using a larger gaiwan as tea is shared amongst several people:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x8hOPj0ziA

Enjoy your new toy (and the tea, of course)!

[auhckw]

My thread on the same material/type of gaiwan
http://www.teachat.com/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=13645

Nice to see, Hot to use

[Alex]

Yeah it was the heat that worried me a bit. I dont want to buy a nice little gaiwan that's unusable.

I already got a

90ml
120ml
and a
170ml

gaiwan. I just fancied something a little smaller to complete the range. I'm just a little worried that it will be too hot.....its so pretty though I probably wouldnt say no to just have it hanging around with my other gaiwans.

oh I see you owned that exact gaiwan and enjoyed it greatly. What the hell I'm sold. Birthday next month so I'll get the wife to buy it for me

[brandon]

The lid fit and thickness look torturous.
A gaiwan lid should not sit perfectly flush into the body, it should have a lot of 'play.'

[Alex]

Good point about the lid fit. It does almost look too perfect.

[Sydney]

I use a 60 cc porcelain gaiwan every day, and "too hot" isn't a problem, at least for a porcelain gaiwan.

Besides, for one- or two-person use, anything more is wasteful.

I use this one, and it works just fine:

http://www.theteagallery.com/small_gaiwan_p/ta-gwns.htm

[Alex]

yeah I'd like to buy that but they dont offer shipping to the UK which is a real shame.

[rabbit]

I have a very similar gaiwan from the ru kiln, it's a bit more delicate looking and a lighter shade of blue, I like it, it's a good quality gaiwan but def. not the best I've had.

[Alex]

think I'll just make do with my lovely 90ml porcelain egg shell thin one. I'll get some teas instead.

[debunix]

That's gorgeous.

I think it's very hard to judge lid fit from that angle.

And I have gaiwans that size--my smallest hold about 60 mL to the brim, but their useful capacity--the capacity where the lid fits but is not quite touching the water--is about 45mL. I use them primarily for tastings, where I want to compare 3-4 teas through many infusions, to keep the total tea volume I'm drinking under control. Mine don't have the base, though, and when using hottest water for puerh, the temps become an issue, because that rim is so small and so close to the hot water.

Just for yucks, I rechecked my small but not mini gaiwans--the koi decorated versions--and they are larger than I thought. I guess they would be listed as 120 mL by DTH, because they are 120 mL to the brim, and 85-90 mL to the edge of the lid, and my usual fill level (again, to keep the lid edges just above the water) is closer to 75 mL than 60 mL.

Contemplating a nice pretty set of four of those for tea tastings....would it be worth the cost to save the burnt fingers? And the celadon interior would make it more difficult to judge the infusion by color. But they'd be so so pretty....

[Alex]

Yeah I've always gone for pure white interior on gaiwans as I do love that quick flash parting of the leaves to check the brew colour.

I think I just want it cause it looks so nice.

[debunix]

Yeah I've always gone for pure white interior on gaiwans as I do love that quick flash parting of the leaves to check the brew colour.

I think I just want it cause it looks so nice.

+1 on both!

[Victoria]

It's pretty sweet. If it didn't work out you could always use it as a cup.
How's that for enabling?

[rabbit]

Oh yeah, that's different, mine is white on the inside and sky blue on the outside. I didn't notice that right away.