A lil teaser:

Lil bro's only less than 50ml, nicely fermented Zini while big sis's elegant yet sturdy, aged sand blended Duanni


Reflection... Aged sand blended Qing Shui Ni and Duanni

Hahaha... Since i dont have proper artificial lighting photography setup, i figure i utilize natural lighting instead. But not skilled at all by the look of photos snapped Yeah, i often view my pots under sunlight, i get more details this way

I reckon my "kecil monyet" teapots are no where near your mighty ones, Auhckw

Hey Auhckw, this 8668 iron beeng, how does its rear look like? Spikes or still with an inverted dome?

Hahaha... Its OK no rush. Just want to know as i managed to sip once before the year 2000 one, inverted dome IIRC. Not bad but i am very reserved when come to raw Puerh, do not go all out for "Pin Pei". Its price wasnt rite too

Scouting for good Zhuni is sure tough, phew... Many sleepless nights yet still hoping positive outcome soon. Any pointers anyone here?

Yuan Yuan? Mana tu? Mind my limited knowledge but never heard of that place. Any idea their Zhuni's price range? Thanks so much in advance

In fact most are not Zhuni, thats why i am so frustrated. If it wasnt for Danchong, i wouldnt care for this clay at all. Betul-betul racist, this tea, hahaha...

Yeah i tried gaiwan, acceptable but still wish to go the extra mile. Of course not at the expense of overprice. Also, i am not too used to using gaiwan

I tried aged Duanni and BSLN, increased depth but missing alot of other components. Not reccomended especially if delicate Danchong. Two of my 60-70's red clay is OK but still not perfect. Guess the technology back then not able to maximize the clay potential

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Cant help Blueye. For the amount spent on Danchong's, must juice the most out of it, hahaha

... And it's good practice to sharpen "Gongfu" skill, brewing a good cup of Danchong

Will do once i have the rite apparatus, Blueye. Btw, where u heading this w/end? Old cups?

Yep, Auhckw can be LYN's pemborong teh already, hahaha...

Hey Auhckw, this's interesting. I love small factory teas. Any spare to sell?

Aisey man... Hope you can do me a favor, let me know if your friend willing to let go one or few pieces. Dont worry, not for business but personal pleasure. Thanks yar...

Hey Tsuyoshi-kun, you can always test out the teapots with hot water first. Go for smell first. If acceptable then only move on to taste. Hot water will tell you alot of tales about a teapot. If both pots proven, you can not only enjoy looking at it, but put it in action and further enhance it. That's double the pleasure, or even more. Hope this helps

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Added on October 14, 2011, 12:54 pmPorcelain or glass blueye. That way you can cheat yourself to acquiring more and more tea first, hahaha...

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... After segregate by mountain, dedicate for vintage pulak, hahaha

Blueye, dont get annoyed yar, joking only. Anyway, it's not wrong. In fact better than just buying pots for display only, not for use. Utilizing it is in a sense paying it respect, it can get a job well done!

Why Blueye, whats the problem with your "oldman"?

Wow Auhckw, you sure is upgrade king, always full of new hauls

Btw, to Koblenz for leisure or work? Can explore their "tea" culture also mah

Why tomorrow Blueye?

I see... Yep, heat is very important. Ironically, i dont brew too hot regardless whatever tea

I on the contrary dont enjoy beverages such as tea and wine with food. Weird me, but i prefer them on their own

Longer rotation period when there are more concubines

RO water OK
Mineral water OK
Distilled water - No OK

Yep, somewhere Genting Sempah there also claimed to have this "spring water", but question is how hygiene, those roadside ones? Btw, raising water is a good idea, but dont let water sit for too low and "die". It will be worse than normal tap water. If possible, opt for two filters - One to trap particles, etc and another carbon bed to handle Chlorine. KL water is crap as most know

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Added on November 1, 2011, 9:28 amLet me guess Tsuyoshi-kun, you went visit the "master"? Hahaha... Hope you got what i meant

This post has been edited by KittyKat: Nov 1 2011, 09:28 AM