Yixing Teapot: Why Tea Tastes Better
- One clay, one tea
The pot is made from purple stone-ore found only in Yixing, China. It has tiny air holes. They keep the scent inside, so each pot remembers one tea. Use it for the same tea every day; the flavor grows. - No glaze, no taste of earth
The clay is fired at 1200 °C, no glaze added. Water touches only natural stone. Lead and cadmium tests show “zero.” You taste only tea. - Soft water in one pour
The clay gives off a light far-infra-red wave. It breaks big water clusters. Hard tap water feels softer, sweeter, less bitter. - Stays hot, not hot to touch
The walls are 3 mm thick and full of small air cells. Tea stays warm for 30 min, but the outside is only hand-warm. You can hold it without a sleeve. - Summer test
35 °C room, green tea left inside 12 h. No sour smell, no mold. Bacteria count is 10 times lower than in a glass pot. Safe to drink the next morning. - Looks better with age
The clay takes oil from your hand and the tea. After 30 days the surface looks wet, like jade. The color deepens; the pot becomes your own piece of small art. - How to start
Rinse the pot with hot water. Fill it with your chosen tea. Let it sit 5 min. Pour out. Begin. Use the same tea every time. The pot will pay you back with fuller, smoother cups.
One small pot, one simple promise: every cup tastes closer to the mountain spring, closer to the leaf, closer to you.
