This is Part Two in a two part series about evaluating Yixing pots. It is inspired in part by Michael Wong of The Tea Gallery
And Now the Conclusion…
After testing the pot with water, the logical next step is to add tea to the equation.
The most obvious thing to do might be to add some leaves, hot water, and taste some tea.
Instead, this test allows you to diminish the differences in thermal properties or pour times that might add variables in such an experiment, and focus for the moment on the effect of the clay on the tea liquor.