Well I just broke my fair cup by drying it too hard. Now that I need a
new one I was hoping I could find one that was a little bigger, about
8oz. Anyone know a good source for these? I got mine from Imperial
Tea Court, but like I said, it's a little small. I was thinking I
might get a glass one, but porcelain is more aesthetically pleasing to
me. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks.

xDustinx wrote:

> Well I just broke my fair cup by drying it too hard. Now that I need a
> new one I was hoping I could find one that was a little bigger, about
> 8oz. Anyone know a good source for these? I got mine from Imperial
> Tea Court, but like I said, it's a little small. I was thinking I
> might get a glass one, but porcelain is more aesthetically pleasing to
> me. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks.

Howdy, Dustin!

I recently saw a really sexy Yixing-on-the-outside,
white-enamel-on-the-inside that I'm trying to find again. If I'm
successful, I'll let you know - it looked fab, and matches the average
dark zisha sets pretty well. Good size, looks well-made. It was from
one of the major vendors; I'll trawl through my bookmarks.


Toodlepip,

Hobbes

P.s. I tried your sample of "Phoenix" wulong from ITC last night.
Pretty decent, but almost exhausted its flavour after just two brews.
The aroma was intense, like chrysanthemum in a way, but the flavour
less so. The aftertaste lasted forever, but was let down by the taste.
The baozhongs were much better.

HobbesOxon wrote:
> xDustinx wrote:
>
> > Well I just broke my fair cup by drying it too hard. Now that I need a
> > new one I was hoping I could find one that was a little bigger, about
> > 8oz. Anyone know a good source for these? I got mine from Imperial
> > Tea Court, but like I said, it's a little small. I was thinking I
> > might get a glass one, but porcelain is more aesthetically pleasing to
> > me. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks.
>
> Howdy, Dustin!
>
> I recently saw a really sexy Yixing-on-the-outside,
> white-enamel-on-the-inside that I'm trying to find again. If I'm
> successful, I'll let you know - it looked fab, and matches the average
> dark zisha sets pretty well. Good size, looks well-made. It was from
> one of the major vendors; I'll trawl through my bookmarks.
>
>
> Toodlepip,
>
> Hobbes
>
> P.s. I tried your sample of "Phoenix" wulong from ITC last night.
> Pretty decent, but almost exhausted its flavour after just two brews.
> The aroma was intense, like chrysanthemum in a way, but the flavour
> less so. The aftertaste lasted forever, but was let down by the taste.
> The baozhongs were much better.

Thanks for looking for me And yeah, I agree the flavor in "Phoenix"
oolong goes away pretty quickly. Luckily I only bought an ounce of it.
I was pretty dissapointed with its overall performance.

9/11/06


>
> HobbesOxon wrote:
>> xDustinx wrote:
>>
>>> Well I just broke my fair cup by drying it too hard. Now that I need a
>>> new one I was hoping I could find one that was a little bigger, about
>>> 8oz. Anyone know a good source for these? I got mine from Imperial
>>> Tea Court, but like I said, it's a little small. I was thinking I
>>> might get a glass one, but porcelain is more aesthetically pleasing to
>>> me. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks.
>>
>> Howdy, Dustin!
>>
>> I recently saw a really sexy Yixing-on-the-outside,
>> white-enamel-on-the-inside that I'm trying to find again. If I'm
>> successful, I'll let you know - it looked fab, and matches the average
>> dark zisha sets pretty well. Good size, looks well-made. It was from
>> one of the major vendors; I'll trawl through my bookmarks.
>>
>>
>> Toodlepip,
>>
>> Hobbes
>>
>> P.s. I tried your sample of "Phoenix" wulong from ITC last night.
>> Pretty decent, but almost exhausted its flavour after just two brews.
>> The aroma was intense, like chrysanthemum in a way, but the flavour
>> less so. The aftertaste lasted forever, but was let down by the taste.
>> The baozhongs were much better.
>
> Thanks for looking for me And yeah, I agree the flavor in "Phoenix"
> oolong goes away pretty quickly. Luckily I only bought an ounce of it.
> I was pretty dissapointed with its overall performance.
>

Here's my experience on this Phoenix Oolong matter:
If you use *lots* of leaf in gung-fu, *and* if the tea
is properly roasted, up to *20* good, tastey steeps. are
forthcoming. An untold number of steeps is a hallmark
of excellent Phoenix. And, as I've recently discovered,
the empty-your-wallet, vastly overpriced offerings are
not necessarily the best, perhaps especially in the area
of multi-brews. Lightly roasted versions do not offer
many steeps. That's my experience, but if you try this,
stuff your little pot chock-full.

Michael

I'm surprised, Michael - it must just be the leaf Dustin had from ITC.
I had my little 100ml wulong pot absolutely rammed with leaf. Great
aroma for the first two, disappointing flavours right from the outset.


I tells ya, I cannae get any more tea in that pot!

I'm certainly not an expert on roasting or Dancongs in general, but I
think the roasting might be at least a little off. I'll try your
technique of using more leaf, but like Hobbes said, the taste is pretty
lackluster after only two infusions.

Michael Plant wrote:
> 9/11/06
>
>
> >
> > HobbesOxon wrote:
> >> xDustinx wrote:
> >>
> >>> Well I just broke my fair cup by drying it too hard. Now that I need a
> >>> new one I was hoping I could find one that was a little bigger, about
> >>> 8oz. Anyone know a good source for these? I got mine from Imperial
> >>> Tea Court, but like I said, it's a little small. I was thinking I
> >>> might get a glass one, but porcelain is more aesthetically pleasing to
> >>> me. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks.
> >>
> >> Howdy, Dustin!
> >>
> >> I recently saw a really sexy Yixing-on-the-outside,
> >> white-enamel-on-the-inside that I'm trying to find again. If I'm
> >> successful, I'll let you know - it looked fab, and matches the average
> >> dark zisha sets pretty well. Good size, looks well-made. It was from
> >> one of the major vendors; I'll trawl through my bookmarks.
> >>
> >>
> >> Toodlepip,
> >>
> >> Hobbes
> >>
> >> P.s. I tried your sample of "Phoenix" wulong from ITC last night.
> >> Pretty decent, but almost exhausted its flavour after just two brews.
> >> The aroma was intense, like chrysanthemum in a way, but the flavour
> >> less so. The aftertaste lasted forever, but was let down by the taste.
> >> The baozhongs were much better.
> >
> > Thanks for looking for me And yeah, I agree the flavor in "Phoenix"
> > oolong goes away pretty quickly. Luckily I only bought an ounce of it.
> > I was pretty dissapointed with its overall performance.
> >
>
> Here's my experience on this Phoenix Oolong matter:
> If you use *lots* of leaf in gung-fu, *and* if the tea
> is properly roasted, up to *20* good, tastey steeps. are
> forthcoming. An untold number of steeps is a hallmark
> of excellent Phoenix. And, as I've recently discovered,
> the empty-your-wallet, vastly overpriced offerings are
> not necessarily the best, perhaps especially in the area
> of multi-brews. Lightly roasted versions do not offer
> many steeps. That's my experience, but if you try this,
> stuff your little pot chock-full.
>
> Michael

> I'm certainly not an expert on roasting or Dancongs in general, but I
> think the roasting might be at least a little off. I'll try your
> technique of using more leaf, but like Hobbes said, the taste is pretty
> lackluster after only two infusions.

Guys, I'm not suggesting that you are in anyway wrong,
nor am I saying that the tea you've been drinking warrants
more than a couple steeps; I am saying that good Phoenix
*will* stand up admirably well to *many* steeps.

(I snipped previous posts on specific Dan Congs
that have not stood the test of multi-steeping.)

Michael

"xDustinx" > wrote...
> Well I just broke my fair cup by drying it too hard. Now that I need a
> new one I was hoping I could find one that was a little bigger, about
> 8oz. Anyone know a good source for these? I got mine from Imperial
> Tea Court, but like I said, it's a little small. I was thinking I
> might get a glass one, but porcelain is more aesthetically pleasing to
> me. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks.

http://www.tributetea.com/accessories_pitcher.asp
shows a 10oz. Porcelain Pitcher.