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Aroma cups are an essential part of enjoying the tea, especially oolong tea. As its name suggests, it is used for smelling the fragrance of the tea before drinking it. Made from renowned Yixing ZiSha clay (ZiNi), these cups will perfectly complement your tea.
A gaiwan, used for infusing tea leaves, allows the tea drinker to smell the aroma and observe the tea leaves unfurling. This 120ml Yixing Gaiwan is made of Zi Ni – ZiSha clay. Zi Ni clay possesses excellent porosity and heat-retention properties that can remove harsher notes, improving the taste of tea.
In the set: Yixing Gaiwan (Zi Sha: Zi Ni), and two sets of Yixing Clay Zi Ni Aroma Teacups. Zi Ni's excellent porosity and heat-retaining properties work wonders in transforming the taste of tea, surpassing other materials like glass, porcelain, glazed teapots, or even other ZiSha clays.
In the set: Yixing Teapot (Zi Sha: Zi Ni), and two sets of matching Yixing Clay Zi Ni Aroma Teacups. Compared to glass, porcelain, glazed teapots, or even other ZiSha clays, ZiNi clay enhances the flavors and aromas of tea by reducing bitterness and astringency.
• Taste: cherry & berries • Aroma: leather & tobacco • Mouthfeel: thick & smooth
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Everything Path of Cha carries in one place: single-origin loose-leaf teas from China, Japan, Taiwan, and beyond, alongside teaware for Gong Fu Cha (工夫茶) – teapots, gaiwans, teacups, tea trays, and accessories spanning the major traditions of Chinese and Japanese tea culture.
We are a small, Brooklyn-based tea shop. Our focus is on teas and teaware worth paying attention to – sourced from producers and suppliers we trust and selected for their quality and character. No mass-market blends, no decorative teaware that doesn't work. Everything here is built for actual brewing.
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