Full Porcelain Gongfu Tea Tasting Set

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Full Porcelain Tea Tasting Set

The De Hua Peng Yuan Studio is dedicated to crafting thin, lustrous and highly vitrified porcelain in De Hua, and dedicates the time and mastery to carefully hand paint the stunning gaiwan offered in this set, along with an elegant unpainted pitcher to show off the brewed tea.

A modern flare and bold geometric chrysanthemum motifs set this gaiwan apart as an elegant contemporary play on traditional patterns, drawing inspiration from ancient seals and the embroidery tradition. This set is paired with two stunning yellow high-fired porcelain cups from Longquan to provide the most amplified flavor and aroma in every sip, and two custom saucers.

Everything you need to get the most out of your fine teas using gongfu brewing style.

A versatile porcelain gaiwan helps you do lots of steepings with the same leaf to see how a tea’s flavor unfolds, a glass pitcher and strainer are there to help you fill up everyone’s cups with each infusion, a tea board catches any drips and rinse steepings along the way, and finally, two porcelain tasting cups that show off a tea’s true aroma.

Get started with gongfu and see your tea in a totally new way!

This every-day gongfu tea set includes everything you need to brew fine tea, all day long.

This complete set includes a white porcelain gaiwan, tea cups, a pitcher and strainer, and a compact bamboo tea tray.

The small gaiwan allows for many infusions of the same leaves, while the porcelain cups Qing Yuan Peng Hua studio in Dehua give a great aroma. The simple tea board is a place for first washes and discarded leaves when you want to keep brewing and trying new teas all day. The tempered glass pitcher and stainless steel strainer make it easy to brew for a group.

This affordable full gongfu set is designed to make it easy to take the leap into letting your fine teas shine through traditional brewing.

Materials:
De Hua Porcelain, Longquan Porcelain, bamboo

Pitcher Capacity: 200 ml

Gaiwan Capacity: 130 ml

Cup Capacity: 60 ml

Includes: gaiwan, (2) aroma cup sets with saucers, pitcher

What is an aroma cup, and how do you use it?

Aroma cups – also known as fragrance cups, or wen xiang bei – are simply designed to capture a tea’s aroma to make it easier to appreciate your brew’s fragrance. Their unique shape makes them ideal for appreciating especially aromatic teas, which makes them popular to use with Anxi Tieguanyin and rolled oolong teas.

How to Use Aroma Cups

Pour your tea into the tall aroma cup.

Take the paired sipping cup, and place it upside-down on top of the aroma cup.

This next step can be a little tricky to master, but is always fun to share with friends: flipping the aroma cup!

Carefully pick up the aroma cup and sipping cup. Grip both together firmly, and then flip the whole thing over in one smooth, fluid motion.

Flip Tip: f you’re not feeling confident, try practicing first with room temperature water until you feel comfortable.

You can also simply pour tea from the tall aroma cup into your sipping cup.

Finally, lift the aroma cup up to allow the tea to pour into the sipping cup. With the tea poured out, the fragrance of your brew lingers and stays behind in the aroma cup.

TEA BOARD CARE & CLEANING

The Xiangfu Workshop simple bamboo tea tray can be used either as a tea boat for modern gongfu style or as a small capacity tea tray.

Empty this board of all tea and leaves after use, and allow the board dry completely between sessions.

Do not leave wet overnight. Leaving boards wet for extended periods of time can cause wood to warp or crack, and standing water may become unhygienic.

Do not overfill the board or leave standing water on the tray for extended periods of time.

Hand wash with warm, soapy water and a gentle sponge, then air dry completely or wipe dry with a soft cloth.