Drinking Tea for health has become a popular choice among many office workers. What type of tea is best suited for a zisha teapot? Does it depend on the pot's shape and size?

Indeed, when using a zisha teapot, apart from considering the clay material, one can also make selections based on the pot's capacity and its shape characteristics.

The Suitability of Zisha Teapots for Different Teas

In the palm, golden jade zisha clay; in the pot, green tea leaves and fragrance abound.

The unique dual-pore structure of zisha teapots allows them to absorb tea liquor. A well-used zisha teapot can produce a faint infusion with just boiling water, even without adding tea leaves.

Zisha teapots are best used for brewing semi-fermented or fully fermented teas. For example, Tieguanyin, Dongding Oolong, Pu'er tea, and Dancong tea. Of course, different sizes and shapes of zisha teapots have their own unique characteristics, so they are suitable for brewing different types of tea, making the range of teas that can be brewed quite extensive.

What Type of Tea Suits Different Capacities of Zisha Teapots?

1. When using a zisha teapot for brewing, generally, pots with higher frequency sounds, such as those made of zhuni, are suitable for brewing teas that emphasize aroma, like green tea. Pots with slightly lower frequency sounds are better for brewing teas that emphasize flavor, such as oolong and Tieguanyin.

2. Zisha teapots with capacities under 200 ml, especially short and squat ones, are ideal for brewing Tieguanyin, as the pot can quickly reach high temperatures, meeting the requirements for brewing Tieguanyin (such as the Xubian, Hexie, and Fanggan styles).

3. Pu'er tea and black tea require longer heat retention. Therefore, deeper and narrower zisha teapots with a capacity around 250 ml are best for brewing Pu'er tea and black tea (such as the Shiliang and Xishi styles).

4. Zisha teapots with a capacity around 250 ml and a wide mouth are an excellent choice for brewing green tea, as green tea does not require prolonged high-temperature steeping. These teapots must dissipate heat quickly (such as the Fanggu, Jinglan, Zhuchu, and Xubian styles).

What Type of Tea Suits Different Shapes of Zisha Teapots?

Using square, round, and flat-shaped teapots as examples:

Square Zisha Teapot for Brewing Tea

The key to making a square zisha teapot lies in ensuring the clay is evenly mixed. Joining the pieces presents a high level of difficulty and failure rate.

The internal angles of square-shaped teapots prevent the tea leaves from rolling easily, which can obstruct the flow of water. However, the square shape attracts attention in terms of aesthetics.

A square zisha teapot is suitable for brewing aged Pu'er tea, allowing its mature flavor to come through fully.

Flat-Shaped Zisha Teapot for Brewing Tea

A flat-shaped zisha teapot is suitable for brewing Wu Yi tea in strip form. For example, a duanmu zisha teapot can mask the dryness of roasted Wu Yi tea and fully express the tea's character.

The production ratio of flat-shaped zisha teapots is relatively low due to the low success rate of firing, known as the “finished product rate.”

The flat shape provides stability, allowing strip-shaped tea leaves to settle calmly within the pot, releasing their rich aroma steadily. When water is poured, the short walls of the flat-shaped pot slow down the flow, and the narrow space inside makes the tea leaves gently infuse in the water, releasing their essence gently.

The compact space of a flat-shaped teapot perfectly complements the rock-like character of aged Wu Yi tea. Therefore, a flat-shaped zisha teapot is most suitable for brewing aged Wu Yi tea or for reducing the roasted flavor of the tea through the use of the pot.

Round Zisha Teapot for Brewing Tea

Based on experience, round zisha teapots are most suitable for brewing Oolong Tea. Why? Because oolong tea leaves are rolled into balls, and a round teapot provides enough space for the half-spherical leaves to fully unfurl.

If you enjoy drinking oolong tea, buying a round zisha teapot is the most practical choice. The reason is that after water is poured into a round teapot, the curved walls allow the water to swirl, effectively combining the water and tea for better flavor extraction.

When using a round zisha teapot for brewing oolong tea, consider the material of the pot, as the same shape of teapot made from different materials will affect the brewing results.

A comprehensive understanding is essential to purchase a practical round teapot and avoid being confused. It is important to personally Brew tea to understand the relationship between the tea and the teapot, as well as the connection between the clay material and tea extraction, returning to the fundamental principle that the teapot serves the tea.