Tea utensils all serve tea, so when we choose tea utensils, we should focus on tea, choose tea pots, and choose purple clay pots based on the characteristics of each tea.
Wuyi rock tea belongs to oolong tea. If you want to sum up oolong tea in one word, it would be "fragrance". Therefore, when brewing highly aromatic teas such as rock tea, you need to find a purple clay pot that can retain or promote the "fragrance" of rock tea to the maximum extent. A purple clay pot that can "gather the aroma" and "retain the aroma" , the mud should have high crystallinity and vitrification. The smaller the pores of the mud, the smaller its air permeability. However, only moderate air permeability can better preserve and optimize the "fragrance" of rock tea, and prevent the tea soup from being too bitter. Among several major mud materials, Zhu Ni The degree of crystallinity is the highest, the vitrification degree is also higher than other mud materials, and the pore structure is smaller, but it retains a certain degree of air permeability, allowing the tea soup to communicate with the outside air.
Tongxinshe Tea House once conducted such an experiment, using a red clay pot, a purple clay pot and a porcelain tureen to brew the same rock tea for three minutes.
"Gaiwan" has the least air permeability, and the tea polyphenols and caffeine in the tea leaves are particularly leached, causing the tea soup to be very bitter.
The "Purple Clay Pot" has a large pore structure, and after steeping, nearly 30% of the tea aroma has been taken away.
The small structural pores of the "Zhu Ni Pot" not only locks in the aroma of tea, but also allows a certain degree of breathability to prevent the tea soup from being too bitter. It not only retains the aroma, but also makes the tea soup particularly soft. It performs best among the three. .
The red mud material is particularly delicate and is often used to make small pots. Xiaopin teapots are small in size and are basically filled with water when brewing. There is no extra space in the teapot for the tea aroma to evaporate, and the aroma will be better preserved.
The small Zhuni teapot recommended by Tongxinshe Teahouse today has a capacity of 100cc. The flat lantern is shaped like a palace lantern. It is fresh and elegant, the shape is honest and simple, full and round. It is a light element work with great artistic charm.
The author of this pot is Mr. Xu Yuefeng, who studied under Jiang Youming. He has been making all-hand red clay for more than ten years. He has solid skills and traditional and elegant works. He has a good reputation in the Yixing purple sand and red clay circle.
The flat lantern kettle was modified from the virtual flat kettle shape in the Qing Dynasty. It also took the shape of a palace lantern and made it into a flat shape. The flat lantern kettle is similar to a palace lantern. It is simple and elegant, and its shape is honest and simple. It is a typical feature of the Qing Dynasty red clay ware. Flat lanterns are similar to palace lanterns. Most of the teapots are made of plain ware, with light makeup and plain surfaces, euphemistically expressing the simple and elegant appearance of purple clay teapots.
Although the shape of the vessel is simple, it looks informal and has the meaning of wisdom and understanding. When you start to drink tea, you will feel the open-minded feeling of "interacting with scholars, and your heart will flow as smoothly as a river." Clay material has always been the basis of purple clay pots, and the quality of the clay material directly affects the effect of maintaining the pot.
This flat lamp kettle is made from small coal kiln vermilion mud. Since the small coal kiln vermilion mud was mined, the amount of mining has been very small. The mine was closed in the 1990s and the mineral materials are scarce. In addition, its yield is also very low and shrinks. The ratio is as high as 25%-30% (the shrinkage rate of ordinary vermilion mud is 10%), and the green embryo yield is less than 50%, so it is rare on the market. Many craftsmen dare not make small coal kiln mud without a certain degree of confidence. Material pot.
Although it is difficult to bake, the molding effect is amazing. This flat lamp kettle has an elegant red mud color. The surface of the kettle is smooth and shiny. A layer of light water ripples stretches vertically on the surface, and it has a well-proportioned shape. , more and more reflects the naive and restrained attitude, the pot body is full and the belly is flat, leaving suitable space for tea leaves to stretch, which is conducive to the release of tea quality. The lid button is natural and streamlined, with a round end; the lid is tight; equipped with a three-curved spout, the water is refreshing , neat, straight handle, light body, easy to hold, from the shoulder to the belly and bottom of the pot, there seems to be infinite power accumulated in it between the expansion and contraction.