Tag: Teapot

This Teaware Tea Owl Tuesday is the Pocket Pipe Kyusus from Teaware.House. I own three of them out of the 8 options available. The one I use the most is the Black Magda. These little guys clock in at 70ml. The coloured ones are unglazed inside, whereas the white Ruyao one has a glazed interior. I like these little pots. They aren’t hard to pour despite being a left-hander pouring a right-handed pot, but also the Black Magda teapot pours fast like at around 5 seconds. What is most appealing is the size and price. I’ve taken this teapot on… Continue reading, hoot!

I seem to have a collection of awesome performance jianshui clay teapots. First up is Bitterleaf Tea’s White Jianshui Zitao Purple Clay mini teapot in Shipiao shape. As per Bitterleaf Tea, “Each of these teapots are made from 100% Jianshui zitao purple clay. Although it’s called purple clay, zitao is actually considered a 5 colour clay, consisting of purple, red, white, yellow and green/cyan. These pots are made from naturally occurring white clay.” I purchased this clay teapot mostly due to the fast pour time of 4-5 seconds and perfect size of 95ml. At the time I was in hunt… Continue reading, hoot!

Welcome to Teaware TeaOwl Tuesday! Today I want to talk about one of my favourite teapots that I get questions about – Oolong Owl’s blue clay teapot. I have seasoned it to white teas. This little teapot has been a surprise favourite. I purchased it years ago at my first World Tea Expo, paying a wholesale price for a single pot. It is blue. Sometimes it is hard to tell, as the camera likes to shift it black. I have no idea what this clay is. It is thick walled, tight dense appearance, and retains heat like crazy. It is… Continue reading, hoot!