From the Pu TTB
This is my first tea from Crimson Lotus. The tightly rolled tea takes a few steeps to fully open up. Nice floral and honey notes on the first steep. Moderately bitter and lightly mineral and fruity. HONEY! The honeyed taste only seems to become more prominent with further steeps. A very nice sheng that I would consider buying, though a bit pricey for me at $6/planet.
I made my first order with Crimson Lotus a couple of days ago; a little black jian shui pot! Did anyone pick one up from them last year? I look forward to trying it out and comparing to yixing
Flavors: Floral, Honey, Mineral
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I bought one of the black Shi Pao pots last year, 100ml. I adore it. I use it for young sheng and it makes the soup so smooth. Congrats on your pot! I’m sure you’ll really like. I’m eyeing one of the red Bian Xishi pots…
Glad you like it! Mine is a 90ml bian xishi, the smallest pot I’ve ever had, but hopefully not too small
It shouldn’t be. CLT also sells 60ml pots.
I saw that! Personally I’m more comfortable with the 100-150ml range, but I did have a gaiwan about 90ml that I liked
I like different sizes for different teas. Larger gaiwan for rolled oolongs, for instance. I seem to be preferring smaller and smaller pots these past couple years. I don’t want to drink from too much leaf, keeping the same water:leaf ratio, especially when I’m sampling (samples are what my stash consists of 75% of the time).
Every time I hold my pots, I’m still surprised at how small they are!
I bought one of the black Shi Pao pots last year, 100ml. I adore it. I use it for young sheng and it makes the soup so smooth. Congrats on your pot! I’m sure you’ll really like. I’m eyeing one of the red Bian Xishi pots…
Glad you like it! Mine is a 90ml bian xishi, the smallest pot I’ve ever had, but hopefully not too small
It shouldn’t be. CLT also sells 60ml pots.
I saw that! Personally I’m more comfortable with the 100-150ml range, but I did have a gaiwan about 90ml that I liked
I like different sizes for different teas. Larger gaiwan for rolled oolongs, for instance. I seem to be preferring smaller and smaller pots these past couple years. I don’t want to drink from too much leaf, keeping the same water:leaf ratio, especially when I’m sampling (samples are what my stash consists of 75% of the time).
Every time I hold my pots, I’m still surprised at how small they are!