My new Yixing Teapots

[prezeus]

This is my new Yixing teapots, I bought them last summer in china. Around 50$ each, what do you think about them?

In terms of shape is there any rule to follow to pair them with the right type of tea?

Thank you in advance

















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[steanze]

Modern pots with reasonable clay IMO, a good acquisition

[Frisbeehead]

That is some resolution...

Nice find! The clay looks decent from the photos. And for $50 a piece that's all you can ask for. And that it brews good tea.

Have you used any of them yet?

[prezeus]

No, not yet, I'm trying to pair them the best way possible... Today I will try red tea in all three and I let you know how it goes... Is there a rule regarding the shape??

[Frisbeehead]

No, not yet, I'm trying to pair them the best way possible... Today I will try red tea in all three and I let you know how it goes... Is there a rule regarding the shape??

Try them out systematically. So try the red tea in each pot and see which one works best for it. Same with any other type of tea you have. I would skip white and green, however, but that's just my personal preference.

Shape plays a role, certainly. It's not of a huge significance, but it definitely is an aspect to consider. Typically for more floral and less oxidized teas, such as gaoshan oolong, you'd want a taller pot.

[prezeus]

No, not yet, I'm trying to pair them the best way possible... Today I will try red tea in all three and I let you know how it goes... Is there a rule regarding the shape??

Try them out systematically. So try the red tea in each pot and see which one works best for it. Same with any other type of tea you have. I would skip white and green, however, but that's just my personal preference.

Shape plays a role, certainly. It's not of a huge significance, but it definitely is an aspect to consider. Typically for more floral and less oxidized teas, such as gaoshan oolong, you'd want a taller pot.

Thank you guys for your responses. I tried the second and third teapot(in the first picture) and my gaywan with the same quantity of tea proportionally and same infusion time, and I liked the tea more in the second (the darker one), the flavor and aroma were more complex and extracted more flavor out of the tea.

The third one in the other hand did better with the last infusions, but not enough to go with the third one.

The first one didn't try it yet, is a very big teapot and I don't know yet what kind of tea want to use, because I would need to use more tea for each session due to its size. Any advice?

[Peacock]

Prezeus,

If one of the pots is too big you can use it for when you have guests.

[BW85]

Prezeus,

If one of the pots is too big you can use it for when you have guests.

Or red tea using a smaller leaf/water ratio. Or shou puerh even

[steanze]

No, not yet, I'm trying to pair them the best way possible... Today I will try red tea in all three and I let you know how it goes... Is there a rule regarding the shape??

Try them out systematically. So try the red tea in each pot and see which one works best for it. Same with any other type of tea you have. I would skip white and green, however, but that's just my personal preference.

Shape plays a role, certainly. It's not of a huge significance, but it definitely is an aspect to consider. Typically for more floral and less oxidized teas, such as gaoshan oolong, you'd want a taller pot.

Thank you guys for your responses. I tried the second and third teapot(in the first picture) and my gaywan with the same quantity of tea proportionally and same infusion time, and I liked the tea more in the second (the darker one), the flavor and aroma were more complex and extracted more flavor out of the tea.

The third one in the other hand did better with the last infusions, but not enough to go with the third one.

The first one didn't try it yet, is a very big teapot and I don't know yet what kind of tea want to use, because I would need to use more tea for each session due to its size. Any advice?

The best advice is to experiment. However, based on my experience, my guess would be:
pot number 1 - shu or red tea with lower leaf/water ratio as BW85 suggested
pot number 2 - aged sheng
pot number 3 - yancha

pot 3 might be too big for yancha though. In that case, I'd give it a go with high mountain Taiwanese oolong - usually I'd pick a rounder shape for Taiwanese oolong, but if it the pot is large-ish (~160ml) there should be enough room for the leaves to unfurl anyway.

[kuánglóng]

Would be nice to know how much they actually hold ...
My personal favorite is the small one on the right. I'd feed it some yancha or Phoenix oolongs for a while and see what happens. You could also brew up some tea in a different vessel, use any of your new pots as pitcher for half the brew and check for any differences in aroma-taste-mouth feel-...
Happy experimenting

[prezeus]

Would be nice to know how much they actually hold ...
My personal favorite is the small one on the right. I'd feed it some yancha or Phoenix oolongs for a while and see what happens. You could also brew up some tea in a different vessel, use any of your new pots as pitcher for half the brew and check for any differences in aroma-taste-mouth feel-...
Happy experimenting

For the most part my drinking habits are:
- Red tea, regular and Jin Jun Mei
- Da hong Pao
- Young Sheng Pu erh occasionally.



- Second one 210 ml. This is the one I notice that extracted more juice out of my chinese red tea. That what I'm drinking the most right now plus I think that is the perfect size for me and my wife. So I think that this teapot is paired

- Third one 130 ml. Yes, actually someone told me that the shape of this one is the typical for Da Hong Pao. I usually drink a lot of Da hong Pao as well so I think I will try it, and let you guys know, thank your for your advise.

- First one 255 ml. Planning to try Aged Sheng Pu erh and Shu Pu erh. But seeing the prices of this teas I'm afraid to waste too much tea in a 255 ml teapot. The tea I usually drink the most is Chinese red tea, usually by myself or with my wife, so I think that for the most part would be too big for us. Unless there is more people in the session, that doesn't happen very often. I didn't buy this teapot it was a gift. What do you guys think?

For young Sheng Pu erh I have another one, tonight I'll post a photo, it's the cheapest Yixing I have and it's my favorite.

[kuánglóng]

- Third one 130 ml. Yes, actually someone told me that the shape of this one is the typical for Da Hong Pao. I usually drink a lot of Da hong Pao as well so I think I will try it, and let you guys know, thank your for your advise.
...

- First one 255 ml. Planning to try Aged Sheng Pu erh and Shu Pu erh. But seeing the prices of this teas I'm afraid to waste too much tea in a 255 ml teapot. The tea I usually drink the most is Chinese red tea, usually by myself or with my wife, so I think that for the most part would be too big for us. Unless there is more people in the session, that doesn't happen very often. I didn't buy this teapot it was a gift. What do you guys think?

For young Sheng Pu erh I have another one, tonight I'll post a photo, it's the cheapest Yixing I have and it's my favorite.

255ml sounds a bit large to me. My largest pot holds 200ml, and my largest Yixing 100ml. It's good for three people as well as for solo sessions and it's also my cheapest and favorite Yixing pot.
It's been my Shu pot ever since but as I don't drink that much Shu anymore it might be time for a clean job and some re-education
(I got it from someone in Kunming who actually didn't want to sell it to me because it leaks a bit from the lid but in the end I got it for a ridiculous price. After I gave him the money his daughter sat down with the pot and added some beautiful knotwork - couldn't complain that day )