I come across a teapot that is made of Hei Tie Sha (黑铁砂)... I am wondering is it a kind of YiXing clay? If so what kind of tea is it good for and what should the teapot's color/texture normally look like?
Thanks for the help in advance.
Tie Sha (铁砂 - iron sand) is indeed a type of Yixing clay. Hei tie sha would be a dark tie sha, and I imagine should look like this:
As for pairing... Just try everything you'd like to brew and rinse out well in-between. You should notice that it does better with some than others. But you can't always tell how well a pot will do with a tea even after getting initial results. The only guideline I go by is that if it's a dense pot, it won't absorb and round out the flavor as much as a less dense/fluffy one. I'm not sure that's even true, but it hasn't done me wrong yet.
As for pairing... Just try everything you'd like to brew and rinse out well in-between. You should notice that it does better with some than others. But you can't always tell how well a pot will do with a tea even after getting initial results. The only guideline I go by is that if it's a dense pot, it won't absorb and round out the flavor as much as a less dense/fluffy one. I'm not sure that's even true, but it hasn't done me wrong yet.
Last edited by Wesli on Jan 19th, '09, 21:58, edited 1 time in total.
