Umi Tea Sets
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While looking for my first Yixing…
While looking for my first Yixing teapot I came across UmiTeaSets, I also found a Japanese teapot, a tea utensil set, and a tea caddy at UmiTeaSets. I received all items together with no issues. I was pleasantly surprised that everything came individually boxed with plenty of packing material, I even mentioned to my wife they use more packing material than was needed. The quality of each item has exceeded my expectations. The Yixing pot is not the purple clay type but is nice. I can easily pour tea while holding the top with my thumb. The pour is nice and smooth, I do need to turn the teapot straight up to empty the teapot. I followed a video on youtube on how to season the teapot and it went well. I seasoned it with oolong tea and everything seems to be going along as expected. The next teapot I purchased was the Japanese teapot, which I use for my herbal teas. The mix of the sand-clay and wooden handle feels very comfortable and appears that it should last a long time. The handle placement and angle make it super easy to pour, I don’t need to turn the teapot up as much as my Yixing teapot to empty the pot. The sand-clay does a good job of holding heat while the tea is steeping. The utensil set is a nice-to-have item but brings the whole tea drinking experience together. It makes a nice accent piece for the tea-making area and I have received a couple of compliments about it. The tea caddy is pretty close to air-tight if not 100% air-tight. I use this to hold some Japanese matcha tea bags that I was gifted.