"Rough Diamond" & "Weathered Rock" Handmade Gong Fu Tea Set

Beautiful pieces. I had purchased this to use for my white and lightly oxidized oolongs. It turned out to mute those types of tea too much for my liking. After some experimentation with all tea types-I found this set seems to brew green teas extremely well. The astringency is dulled, the grass notes lighly linger, bitterness is dulled and i found the sweetness comes forward substantially. Japanese kamaraicha, clouds and mist green, and dragonwell were exceptional brewed with this. This set also seemed to smooth out most of the rougher mouth feel i would get when i would brew at higher temperatures. Great set as always! Everyones tastes are subjective but for me this is my go to for stronger flavored green teas for sure!

Impressive Set

Its my one peice that has a lot of character. It looks asymmetrical, unfinished, yet the giawan and cup are both carefully made to match in circumference and capacity. I enjoy this pairing because there are some nearly perfect and awe inspiring elements. Im most impressed by the cup, some light staining from the end of a session is easily rinsed away and its makes the end of a session bit interesting. It goes from Grey stone to almost near gold sometimes.