I haven’t experienced much tea (any?) from Taiwan Tea Craft, but I’ve ordered their teawares a few times over the years. When I first saw the ash glazed “genie” pot with the circle handle a few years ago, I had to have that. Their little “Pocket” $35 clays pots are a nice value. I think Oolong Owl reviewed some of those little pots awhile back. In my last teaware order, I decided to show them some love and try their tea. I enjoyed this Dong Ding. The dry leaf smell had some roasted nuttiness and some fruity smell, as well. Wet leaf was very fruity. I went for about 8 sessions with this tea and it held up well for me. I was having my tea during a meeting, and there were some longer breaks between sessions, so I would heat the water back up, and it seemed to do better with just off the boil water in later steepings. I may have added a touch of bitter that way, but I don’t mind a little bitterness if it brings out stronger flavors. I prepared this in the red Pocket Duo Zhi shaped pot from TTCs. Pour was great on that little pot. I felt some caffeine buzz shortly after consuming this tea.
Flavors: Fruity, Nutty, Sweet
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I have a bunch of teaware from them too. I use the red Xi Shi for black tea and the purple pear-shaped pot for green oolongs. Their clay teapots are great alternative to expensive Yi Xings.
After reading a lot of LuckyMe’s reviews for TTC, I finally placed an order for tea and teaware. Can’t speak much about their tea since I’ve only had one so far but I do love the 2 pots and a cup I ordered. The black clay bell-shaped pot I use for heicha and the everyday flat porcelain pot for anything I want. I feel like they were priced fairly. The cup on the other hand was a splurge but its beauty was worth the price.
I also bought a Master Chen’s Pocket Purple Clay Shui Ping Teapot. It’s 80ml. It seems to be fired a little higher than the $35 pots and the finish is a little nicer. However, I think the $35 ones get you 95% of the way to the $85 and $99 ones.
I commissioned a custom tea set from an amazing potter in Japan. I’m working on setting up a new Instagram account for just tea. I’ll post a pic of the set on IG and reference it soon. It’s a very cool treatment done on the clay.
I have a bunch of teaware from them too. I use the red Xi Shi for black tea and the purple pear-shaped pot for green oolongs. Their clay teapots are great alternative to expensive Yi Xings.
After reading a lot of LuckyMe’s reviews for TTC, I finally placed an order for tea and teaware. Can’t speak much about their tea since I’ve only had one so far but I do love the 2 pots and a cup I ordered. The black clay bell-shaped pot I use for heicha and the everyday flat porcelain pot for anything I want. I feel like they were priced fairly. The cup on the other hand was a splurge but its beauty was worth the price.
I also bought a Master Chen’s Pocket Purple Clay Shui Ping Teapot. It’s 80ml. It seems to be fired a little higher than the $35 pots and the finish is a little nicer. However, I think the $35 ones get you 95% of the way to the $85 and $99 ones.
I commissioned a custom tea set from an amazing potter in Japan. I’m working on setting up a new Instagram account for just tea. I’ll post a pic of the set on IG and reference it soon. It’s a very cool treatment done on the clay.