Man, you are awesome. I really love tea.... but you take it to such a lovely next level. Watching you speaking and teaching about tea means watching a person who has found his destiny. So much passion, happiness, love. It makes me euphoric to trink tea. The world really does need more people with this special gift and attitude. Thank you so much. Greetz from a fanboy in Germany. :)

@MeiLeaf

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Marcus for such a sincere comment, I really appreciate your words and feel very lucky to have this passion in my life. Please do let us know if you are ever in London and we can share a tea!

@TheGrpgrp

7 жыл бұрын

I couldn't have said it better :) Thanks Don!

@aztib

Жыл бұрын

Do you have real yixing tea pots?

Finally after two years I buy this pot! Just placed my order. Can't wait!

Theres nothing hotter than a person that knows how to brew good tea.

@mercedeswalt6621

8 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha! Yeah!

@Chemicalkinetics

6 жыл бұрын

This dude really does know something about tea.

@username-yn5yo

4 жыл бұрын

uncle iroh agrees

Love your work.. Good job!

That smell of a favorite tea hitting a warmed Yixing is better than incense.

@MeiLeaf

7 жыл бұрын

AGREE!

Very nice!

This video 📹 is wonderful and we know more knowledge about 🍵 leaves

@shagantijaya691

2 жыл бұрын

Love your work good job.

Really been loving your videos. I have been a tea lover for some time now but have always brewed western style, recently I was exposed to gongfu style and then discovered your channel when looking for more info on it. I now have decided to switch from western to gongfu when I have the chance to get myself more teaware. Great info in your videos and I hope to one day visit the shop in London. Also quick question, does chinalife ship to the U.S.?

@MeiLeaf

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Spencer, yes we ship to the US. It usually takes about 10 days for shipping.

I picked up a vintage xishi yixing pot at an estate sale Of a well-traveled woman, I bought it because it was beautiful but didn’t realize it’s true beauty Came from being used. This is the first video I’ve watched on how to use it. I didn’t think it was a viable teapot because of its small size. Is there a website to identify the artist marks? Really enjoyed your knowledge and enthusiasm. Looking forward to my new serendipitous tea adventure.

@matty-mcfly

Жыл бұрын

I'm four years late to the party but if you're still interested you can get an ID of your pot on the r/YixingSeals subreddit.

Wasn't there a video that showed a chart of which teas work with clay? I can't find it now

Hi Mei Leaf, I have a generic bamboo tea tray and was wondering if you had any advice about cleaning it after use, care long term etc. Do you think it's necessary to wash with soap etc after each use or will rinsing it do? Thanks for your help.

@MeiLeaf

7 жыл бұрын

Rinsing is ok and if you have stains a little vinegar with water is good too.

I'm new to Yixing teapots but recently became fascinated with them after watching the Sherlock episode, The Blind Banker, and doing a little research. I'm interested in the pot used in your video. Do you have a link as to where I could purchase a pot like it? Also, I'm an oolong virgin...Would you have any suggestions of a tea for a first timer? Wonderful informative videos by the way. I've learned so much. Thank you!

@MeiLeaf

7 жыл бұрын

Sure, here it is for you: chinalifeweb.com/shop/product/xi-shi-yixing-clay-pot/203/ Ooooooh an oolong virgin, well we would suggest you begin by trying Taiwan vs China and Light vs Dark: ALISHAN CREAM (light and Taiwan) - chinalifeweb.com/shop/product/tea-acoc/86/ IRON GODDESS (light and Chinese) - chinalifeweb.com/shop/product/tea-sgoc/86/ EASTERN BEAUTY (dark and Taiwan) - chinalifeweb.com/shop/product/tea-eboc/86/ ROYAL PEACH ORCHID (medium dark and Chinese) - chinalifeweb.com/shop/product/royal_peach_orchid/86/ You can select TASTER BAGS so that you can taste without spending more than necessary on exploring these oolongs. Once you get a feel for these you can try others to build your knowledge and taste experiences.

@roxxz5774

7 жыл бұрын

Do you guys send test samples when one buys something on the shop? I've seen other sellers doing it and I was wondering if you were too. Also while I got your attention (hopefully) would you mind giving your opinion on sweetening the tea? Do you think it's harder to appreciate the tea fully if you sweeten it? Would you advice against some kind/s of sweeteners (either natural or artificial)?

@EarthmetSky22

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Can you brew boiled milk tea

Do you season the pot before using it...

Hello Don, thanks for all the great movies about tea.I’m a beginner but with your videos I learned a lot. I have a question. I see on google that they mix the zisha teapot with the yixing. but zisha is blue green clay? yixing is red brown clay. And they talk about yixing zisha teapot?? Can you clarify this a bit please?And do you have blue green teapots? I didn’t see them on your site.

@Argo123_.0

9 ай бұрын

Yixing is the location, zisha is the clay itself. Zisha can naturally be red, yellow, brown and milk yellow. Blue green clay aka “minguo Lüni” is very expensive and is benshan Lüni mixed with cobalt. The red brown can either refer to Hongni or zhuni and it’s subsets.

I bought a yixing teapot that looks hand made from your previous video. However, it has a very weird taste. I wonder if that would be chemicals? Does a normal yixing have a weird strong taste at first use? Thanks a lot for your help!!

@MeiLeaf

7 жыл бұрын

+Mélisse Brunet it can have a taste if clay if it is not seasoned but should not have any chemixal taste.

What is the name of the plate that is under the teapot?

I know!The teapot's name is XIshi!

Do you ever get tea leaves stuck in the spout of the teapot? I brewed some jasmine in a clay teapot (I think it's Yixing) and the leaves would block the spout from pouring. It was even more frustrating to try to clean it out! What do you do with this??

@pauljin8239

4 жыл бұрын

dont brew jasmine in a clay teapot. use a gaiwan.

Does that still works for small leaves? I mean, won't they will leave the pot while serving? Yeah I have weird questions ;p

@MeiLeaf

7 жыл бұрын

Not a weird question. We advise pouring through a fine mesh strainer if the leaves are very small.

Do you have an email that I could ask you a question on? I would like to send you pictures of a set that I found at a goodwill. There is a Taiwanese set on display in my school library and it has narrow cups like the ones in the set that I found that I believe is for smelling the tea

@MeiLeaf

8 жыл бұрын

Simple thing is to email us at info(at)chinalifeweb.com and we can forward to Don.

Do you use Yixing for brewing green tea, i.e. sencha as well or rather a kyusu teapot?

@MeiLeaf

8 жыл бұрын

You can certainly brew green tea in Yixing but it will change the flavour due to the minerals, shape and water retention. Our feeling is that the taste loses some of its freshness and becomes more rounded and can become muddied and a little stewed tasting. That's why we recommend porcelain or glass which does not retain heat as much as Yixing. The kyusu pots generally have a wider opening so even when they are made of clay they give more room for green tea (which is really preferable because greens brew better with room to move unlike oolongs). If you would like to use clay for greens it could work for you but try to pick high fired and thin clay pots for your experiments.

@switom

8 жыл бұрын

In this case I guess I'll pick a porcelain pot instead, thanks a lot for your advice!

How do you call that bowl where the tea pot is sitting?

@MeiLeaf

5 жыл бұрын

Teaboat

Hey you? Tobias 😘😘😘

Can I brew white tea with a yixing pot?

@InnocentMary90

4 жыл бұрын

In case the channel owner isn't there to answer, I think it's generally not recommended, because it's hard to get the brewing time and leaves to form a good balance. This is just what someone told me though, I can't be sure.

@teaandphysics3846

4 жыл бұрын

@@InnocentMary90 thanks alot

Dear Don... I would like to know how shape of the pot may affect the taste of tea... Also what shapes of pots are recommended for what classes of tea... I have a nice collection of pots that I have inherited and would like to dedicate a pot for each type but have a hard time choosing which to use for what... HELP! :)

@evakamenna2916

4 жыл бұрын

I was told that the shape should corelate with the shape of tea leaves. I love wu yi oolongs and i was recommended little flat yixing as the leaves are long so they have enogh space :)

@Argo123_.0

Жыл бұрын

An extreme fine tuned micro optimisation

Jesus Christ. This is truly a lot of work for a cup of tea...

@BBBYpsi

2 ай бұрын

That was my thought plus a lot of waste

Hello Don, first of all I would like to thank you and everyone that is a part of Mei Leaf, this videos have helped so much with my tea obsession. Well, I've bought a Yixing Clay Pot from you guys (at chinalifeweb.com) and it came so well packed and fast, no problems and it is BEAUTIFUL. But I have one question that is bugging me, the speed of the pour is definitely not as fast as in this video, from my tests the tea takes about 40 to 45 seconds to leave the tea pot, using mainly big leaves. Since I'm trying to brew gong fu style, times must be really quick. I am brewing raw pu erh that is not so old (10 years) so I think astringency can get high, and I believe that the slow speed of the pour may be in my way of a perfect brew! - I hold the tea pot vertically and turn it in a fast movement... Also, just to be sure, I've tried to pour with just water, no leaves, just to see how long it took, and I got about 21secs every time, isn't that a bit much? - I was worried that there might be something blocking the holes inside the pot, so I got a paper clip and tested the holes, out of the nine holes, only 5 were actual holes, the other 4 ones don't lead anywhere! - Am I doing something wrong? Are the fake holes normal?

@and280

7 жыл бұрын

No reply? :'( Am I freaking out for no reason?

@MeiLeaf

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Andre, Thanks for writing and apologies for not replying earlier but we do KZread comments about once a week so it would be quicker in the future to send any messages about orders by email. We have tested our pots and the pour time with water (full) is 15-18 seconds. We usually pour tea immediately making the brewing time in total around 20-25 seconds (slower pour with leaves). Sometimes the holes can get blocked by leaves and it's worth shaking the pot after pouring to try to move leaves away from the spout to try avoiding this issue. There are a few holes that are not open on ours too. It does sound like your pot is especially slow pouring and we would be happy to replace it for you. Please email us mailroom @ acumedic .com and we will figure out how to replace the pot if you would like and I will forward this message to the team so that they know about this and expect your email.

im a sucker for asian culture...and i hope i made the right choice...i tried real hard to study...and not get ripped off by Amazon....i live in Portland Oregon....and we have a huge Asian culture...i guess i could have waited....BUT THEIR WAS ONLY THREE LEFT....WHAT A SUCKER...The company is SALINE....i just bought my first Yixing Zisha teapot....the artist is Jia Cunxiang...the clay is from Dingshu Yinxing....its a 500 ml teapot....i like strong black tea....im looking at Ceylon Orange Pekoe....im just a beginner...am i on the right track