making for a modern yet vibrant backdrop for sleek teaware

and the dark pedestalled foot and button with a shallow basin resemble nothing so much as an old stone and bronze fountain just waiting for water

is legendary in reputation

resembling an ancient amphora with the lid and body flattened to a double lip

The teapot allows placing large leaves in the wide mouth

daxueshan 2001 250g brick with_certificate making for a modern yetFor lovers of aged sheng You've read correctly. This is not a joke. This is not a drill. This is a lightly fermented, aged shu pu'er from Mengku Daxueshan, capable of bewitching enjoyers of aged sheng. Gabriele sourced it off of none other than Pak Shui Ching, also known as the "godfather of pu'er tea." There is a lot to unpack what makes this tea special, but any special tea has to stand on its own merits. When tasted blindly, one might mistake this