I believe many people will have this question before buying a teapot: "Which teapot is the most convenient for brewing tea?" We have also received similar inquiries recently, so today we recommend two teapots suitable for brewing oolong and dancong. The purple clay pot shape!
Choose tea first, then choose pot shape
When purchasing a purple clay teapot, you must first determine the type of tea you often drink, understand the shape, taste and characteristics of the tea leaves, and then consider the shape, clay material and capacity of the purple clay teapot. Choosing the right teapot can greatly enhance the aroma and taste of different tea leaves. Therefore, only by choosing the appropriate purple clay pot for brewing according to the tea leaves can the tea products give full play to their advantages.
So how do you choose an appropriately shaped purple clay teapot for making tea? This time we take Wulong and Dancong as examples to introduce two suitable purple clay pot shapes.
Brewing Oolong: Round Teapot
In terms of tea leaf shape, most oolong tea leaves are hemispherical in shape. The round purple clay teapot has a large space, allowing the tea leaves to fully stretch during steeping and properly releasing the tea soup substances. For example, daozhi, stone ladle, pumpkin teapot, etc. are all suitable for brewing hemispherical oolong tea.
[Squirrel Grape] Fully hand-carved purple clay teapot
[Yizhu Shilao] Teapot painted with mud bamboo from the original ore section
Since oolong tea has different levels of fermentation, when choosing a purple clay pot, you should also pay attention to whether the pot shape is suitable. Generally, if the degree of fermentation is high (such as red water oolong), you can choose a purple clay teapot with a slightly taller body to help enhance the aroma of glycol tea and make the tea taste more mellow. For teas with a fragrant taste and a low degree of fermentation (such as Four Seasons Spring), you can choose a teapot with a slightly shorter body so that the tea can show its fresh aroma and taste.
The round body purple clay teapot is also the most common and practical teapot shape. Generally, users who are new to purple clay teapots can start with the round body teapot:
[Put it off] Simple teapot with bottom trough
If you like purple clay pots with decorative craftsmanship, this [Pumpkin Pot] is also a good choice:
[Pumpkin Pot] Pastoral style pumpkin-shaped teapot
Brewing Single Cong: Flat Teapot
Strip-shaped single-cong tea is suitable for brewing in teapots with a flatter body. Unlike hemispherical tea leaves, strip-shaped tea leaves require a flat and wide space for the tea leaves to brew. Therefore, teapots such as Albizia Julibrissin and Yubian are suitable for brewing Dancong tea.
[Lian Yun] High quality purple clay carved teapot
【Albizia】original ore bottom trough teapot
Brewing Single Cluster: Large spout
Dancong is larger whether it is dry tea leaves or wet tea leaves, so in order to facilitate tea pouring and cleaning after use, you can also choose a teapot with a larger spout.
Here are two purple clay teapots that are convenient for brewing Dancong tea:
[Purple Jade New Bridge] Classic upper bridge style purple clay teapot
[Yubian] Clear cement inscribed teapot
The above is the recommended pot shape that is convenient for brewing oolong and dancong. When everyone is purchasing a purple clay teapot in the future, I hope that in addition to the clay material and capacity, we can also help you choose a teapot that suits you in terms of the shape of the teapot.
Suggested reading:
[Easy to learn about purple clay pots: pot type]
[Purple Clay Pot Encyclopedia] Three little details you must know when opening the pot
