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Shèmen Dancong Double Baked, Phoenix dancong oolong
Fenghuang | Phoenix, Floral Aromas, Fuller Bodies, Neutral Energy, Oolongs, Tea$ 34.00Rock tea of Phoenix
Deep in Wudong, the most revered area for Fenhuang Dancong production, the village of Shèmen ( sheh-mehn ) is home to one of the most elusive traditional style oolongs. Here the Shè ( 畬 ) tribe settled a thousand years ago and began producing oolong to bake it in a way that was copied in Wuyishan a few hundred years later to produce Wuyi oolongs. Tea Hong’s double baked and matured Shèmen Dancong is our best attempt to reconstruct the same tea of the peace-loving and hard-working Shè people 10 centuries ago. This old style oolong gives a clear and most eloquent definition of the tea term yan-yun — music from the rock. The term has been mostly employed to describe better Wuyi oolongs yet it has never been more beautifully defined by this Phoenix tea. If you ever wonder about the relationship of the oolongs between the two regions, this may well be the link you are looking for.
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Xu Feng: Nourishing the Mind
Tea Accessories, Yixing Teapot, Yixing ware$ 102.00益思養性
Artist: Xu Feng, National Industrial Artist Pot style: Duo Zhi Material: Zhu-ni Capacity: 250 ml 徐峰 國家工藝美術員 壺型：掇隻 材料：朱泥 底款：徐峰製陶 -
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Fan Yu Jun: Bamboo Whisper
Tea Accessories, Yixing Teapot, Yixing ware$ 388.00竹趣
Artist: Fan Yu Jun, National Master Industrial Artist Pot style: Han Bell Material: Zisha / Duanni blend Capacity: 200 ml Standard series certificate with signature and seal stamp 范育君 國家工藝美術師 壺型：漢鐘 材料：紫泥混段砂 底款：育君製陶 系列統一證書付簽名蓋章 -
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Jia Bing Hu: Reverse Handle Concubine
Tea Accessories, Yixing Teapot, Yixing ware$ 99.00倒把西施
Artist: Jia Bing Hu Pot style: Dao Ba Xishi — Reverse Handle Concubine Material: Da Hong Pao Capacity: 145 ml 賈炳虎 潘壺 大紅袍 底款：賈炳虎製 -
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Zhou Yu Wang: Water Melody
Tea Accessories, Yixing Teapot, Yixing ware$ 200.00水調歌頭
Artist: Zhou Yu Wang Pot style: Reverse Handle Concubine ( Daoba Xishi ) Material: Zhisha Capacity: 280 ml 周圩旺 民間藝人 壺型：倒把西施 材料：原礦紫砂 底款：周圩旺制 -
Chen Shun Pei: Panhu
Tea Accessories, Yixing Teapot, Yixing ware$ 710.00潘壺
Artist: Chen Shun Pei ( aka Chen Xiao Pei ), National Senior Master Industrial Artist Pot style: Panhu Material: Original Zisha Capacity: 280 ml Artist signed printed generic certificate 陳順培 （藝名 陳小培）國家高級工藝美術師 潘壺 原礦紫砂 底款：陳順培 彩色印刷證書付簽名 -
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You Cheng: Dragon Egg ( Long Dan )
Stoneware, Tea Accessories, Yixing Teapot, Yixing ware$ 118.00紫陶龍蛋
Studio: You Cheng Pot style: Long Dan ( dragon egg ) Material: Yunnan Jianshui Zitao Capacity: 180ml ( coffee colour ) ~ 250ml ( black ) — capacity does vary from pot to pot, as do detail shape and design. 友成（壺藝團） 壺型：龍蛋 材料：建水紫陶 底款：友成/ 張超初 -
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Shen Jian Kang: Diamond
Tea Accessories, Yixing Teapot, Yixing ware$ 1,290.00鑽石
Artist: Shen Jian Kang, National Senior Master Industrial Artist Pot style: Yuan Zhu ( round bead ) Material: Dicao-qing Zisha with Duan-ni kernels Capacity: 310 ml Customised certificate with signature and seal stamp 沈建康 國家高級工藝美術師 壺型：圓珠（另稱一粒珠） 材料：底槽清紫泥加段泥砂粒 底款：沈建康印 藝人自家證書付簽名蓋章 -
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Yunnan Zitao: Black Lotus Seed
Tea Accessories, Yixing Teapot, Stoneware, Yixing ware$ 174.00雲南紫陶 黑蓮子
Artist: Wang Zhi Ping ( seal name: Su Shou ) Pot style: Lianzi ( Lotus Seed ) Material: Zitao ( Yunnan Purple Fine Clay ) Capacity: 180 ml 王志平 蓮子 雲南 紫陶 底款：素手 -
Wang Zhi Ping: Drum ( Fang Gu )
Stoneware, Tea Accessories, Yixing Teapot, Yixing ware$ 270.00紫陶白泥 仿鼓壺
Artist: Wang Zhi Ping Pot style: Drum ( Fang Gu ) Material: Zitao Bai-ni ( Yunnan White Zitao Clay ) Capacity: 190 ml 王志平 仿鼓壺 雲南 紫陶白泥 底款：王志平 -
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Zhou Li Ping: Stone Ladle
Tea Accessories, Yixing Teapot, Yixing ware$ 308.00石瓢
Artist: Zhou Li Ping, National Associate Master Industrial Artist Pot style: Shi Piao (Stone Ladle) Material: Qing Shui Ni Capacity: 220 ~ 240 ml Year: 2014 Signed certificate 周麗萍、國家助理工藝美術師 清水泥 底款：周麗萍製 蓋款：麗萍、周 簽名證書 -
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Min Ya Ping: Da Hong Pao
Tea Accessories, Yixing Teapot, Yixing ware$ 90.00大紅袍
Artist: Min Ya Ping Pot style: Fang Gu ( In the Form of Ancient Drum )／ Duo Qiu Material: Da Hong Pao Yixing Clay Capacity: 300 ml No certificate 閔雅萍 仿鼓 / 掇球 原礦大紅袍 底款：閔雅萍製 ／原礦大紅袍 無證書 -
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Min Ya Ping: Black Steel
Tea Accessories, Yixing Teapot, Yixing ware$ 108.00黑金剛
Artist: Min Ya Ping Pot style: Fang Gu ( In the Form of Ancient Drum ) Material: Hei Jin Gang ( Black Steel ) Yixing Clay Capacity: 310 ml No certificate 閔雅萍 仿鼓 原礦黑金剛 底款：閔雅萍製 ／原礦黑金剛 無證書 -
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Jin Yan Ping: Butterfly
Tea Accessories, Yixing Teapot, Yixing ware$ 240.00蝶採花
Artist: Jin Yan Ping Pot style: Yuan Zhu Duo Zhi Material: Zi-ni ( Purple clay ) Capacity: 310 ml No certificate 金燕萍 蝶採花：圓珠掇只 原礦紫泥 底款：金燕萍製 蓋款：金、燕萍 無證書 -
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Tongmuguan One, traditional black tea
Black teas, Floral Aromas, Fuller Bodies, Neutral-Warm Energy, Tea, Wuyi-shan$ 26.90Rare Quality Meizhan Hong Cha
Not many black teas can achieve a smooth and full body. To have a floral, yet warm aroma with spicy sweetness and complexity of dried fruit would be a luxury. Tongmuguan One makes it even better by delivering the whole package with a sophisticated balance and yet subtle uniqueness unfound in its peers. A very limited batch produced in the mecca of xiao zhong gungfu black tea, Tongmuguan, this finely processed leaves of Meizhan is precious not because it is rare, but because it is so demanding to produce to this quality. It is not every year that we can achieve a gem like this.
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Winter Alishan Jinxuan, bouquet style Taiwan oolong
Cold Energy, Lighter Aromas, Milder Tastes, Oolongs, Taiwan, Tea$ 21.10the oolong with an accent of milk
In the early 80’s when the tea was first available to the market, tea tasters described Jinxuan oolong as having an accent of milk. The simple remark has sparked waves of imitation products, all involving adding flavouring. This continues until today. Jinxuan maybe one of the more popular cultivars in Taiwan, but it takes mastery to harvest and process it properly for that natural and slight “milk” accents, and all the other finer tea qualities. Tea Hong’s Alishan Jinxuan is just that. Non-blended first flush superbly produced to the same balance as Prof Wu Zhenduo* had originally intended it to be. As the same cleansing, soft taste profile that made it famous in the beginning. Nothing added, purely as we have always like our tea to be.
Net weight: 50 g (1.8 oz) in Kraft-alu pillow -
King Silver, matured traditional white tea
Lighter Aromas, Milder Tastes, Minnan/ Mindong, Fujian, Neutral-Cool Energy, Tea, White teas$ 23.10Baihao Yinzhen at its best
If you like Silver Needle for its health benefits, but wish for more taste, King Silver is perhaps the choice. There are a few reasons why this pure leaf shoot white tea has better epicurean appeal:- Traditional processing — it takes more time, more mastery
- Mastery in maturing — not most people in the tea trade know how to mature a white tea like we do
- Special cultivar — we have employed a special cultivar that combines the complexity of a Yunnan Daye and the sweetness of Fuding Dabai to have it grown in Zhenghe, the mecca for old style white tea
- Top quality pluck — only top quality first flush from our specially appointed garden, no blending. Not only does that give a uniform, pleasing visual appeal, but also the fantastic taste that is possible only with such care and dedication.
Net weight: 40 g (1.4 oz) in Kraft-alu pack -
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Biluochun Supreme, traditional green tea
Cool Energy, Floral Aromas, Fuller Bodies, Green teas, Other tea regions, Tea$ 34.10The Aromatic Green Snail
These fragrant little leaves are so fluffy that one may want to make a down pillow out of them for sweet dreams every night. However, they are certainly not the softest tasting green tea. A fine Biluochun like Tea Hong’s does have a smooth body but enough character for optimal stimulation. Yet gentle enough to be one’s company throughout the day, even when you are searching deep inside for that piece of critical article you have to write, as those royals or literati did in old Qing China.
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Tieguanyin Traditional, bouquet oolong
Cool Energy, Floral Aromas, Fuller Bodies, Minnan/ Mindong, Fujian, Oolongs, Tea$ 26.90Original Tieguanyin Cultivar
To old time aficionados, tieguanyin is not just about floral aroma. They seek yun-wei, which can be roughly translated as “lingering taste of various tones and accents”. For the right yun-wei, we went to the origin of tieguanyin for a fourth generation farm high in altitude. Tea Hong’s Tieguanyin Traditional is produced from a particular patch where only matured shrubs of the thorough-breed cultivar grow and are harvested only once year. This is to ensure maximum amount of taste and salutary substances are stored in the young leaves for subsequent mastery processing for the wonderful lingering taste of various tones and accents. Like a fine old style tieguanyin should be.
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White Tea of Anji, traditional green tea
Cool Energy, Green teas, Lighter Aromas, Milder Tastes, Tea, Zhejiang$ 24.40The Green Tea that is called White
If a green tea is judged only by how umami it is, a lower grade than Tea Hong’s Anji Baipian* may already top the chart. The grace of this top quality of one of the most sought after name in green teas is not measured only by its savouriness, but its silky smooth and soft body and elegance in its taste character. Perhaps that is why the small county of Anji is never producing enough to satisfy the demand from the growing affluent class in China. That said, it is good to see a small counter trend against the taste of expensive vulgarity in that vast population.
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Lily Eccentric, Wuyi yancha oolong
Floral Aromas, Fuller Bodies, Neutral Energy, Oolongs, Tea, Wuyi-shan$ 27.80Wuyi Qi Lan Premium
Originated in the south, Qi Lan cultivars attain new characters growing in the more rugged landscape of Wuyi. Since late last century, traders have taken advantage of its distinctive and pleasing aroma to mislabel it as the much demanded, but hugely misrepresented Red Cloak, Iron Buddha, or other famous Wuyi oolongs. Some blend it in other varieties for the same disguise purpose. Tea Hong’s Qi Lan is a premium single batch production that is optimally fermented and baked to allow the full, glorious taste profile of the tea. Some say if one has not experienced Qi Lan, one will never know what Wuyi teas really are. We’d say this eccentric lily has its unique place in the great family of oolongs. This tea is also available in a small portion as a part of Tea Taster’s Box: Nine Oolong Samplers.
Net weight: 40 g (1.4 oz) in Kraft-alu pack -
Huangzhi Xiang Classic, Phoenix dancong oolong
Fenghuang | Phoenix, Floral Aromas, Fuller Bodies, Neutral-Cool Energy, Oolongs, Tea$ 27.10Fragrance of Kumquat Fenghuang Dancong
Produced with the leaves from the cousin of our Song Cultivar, Tea Hong’s Huangzhi Xiang Classic is baked with more depth and thus a classic Phoenix oolong finish. Like all other tea of this family, patience and expertise in proper finish-processing and maturing is critical in delivering quality. It is a traditional art that has been largely forgotten. We are bringing it back at Tea Hong. The taste quality of this very Fenghuang Dancong tells you why this heritage matters. It is also the reason one may pay more elsewhere for a tea of the same name, but not quite getting the same level of enjoyment.
Net weight: 40 g (1.4 oz) in Kraft-alu pack -
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Wu Min: Stone Ladle, Tall
Tea Accessories, Yixing Teapot, Yixing ware$ 230.00高石瓢
Artist: Wu Min Pot style: Shi Piao ( Stone Ladle ) Material: Zi-ni ( Purple clay ) Capacity: 260 ml Signed certificate with artist portrait 吳敏 高石瓢 原礦紫泥 底款：吳敏製陶 蓋款：吳、吳敏 簽名並照片證書 -
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Song Ru Qiang: Hexagon Xishi
Tea Accessories, Yixing Teapot, Yixing ware$ 330.00六方西施
Artist: Song Ru Qiang Pot style: Daoba Xishi (Reverse Handle Concubine) with hexagon details Material: Di Cao Qing, from Huang Long Shan zisha mine number 4 Capacity: 240 ml Signed certificate 宋如强 黃龍山四號井紫砂底槽清 底款：如強製陶 蓋款：宋、如強 簽名證書 -
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Yao Ling Xiang: Stone Ladle
Tea Accessories, Yixing Teapot, Yixing ware$ 710.00石瓢
Artist: Yao Ling Xiang, National Associate Master Industrial Artist Pot style: Shi Piao (Stone Ladle) Material: Original Zi-ni Capacity: 400 ml Year: 2015 Signed certificate 姚玲香（ 國家助理工藝美術師 ） 原礦紫泥 底款：姚玲香製 蓋款：玲香、姚 簽名證書 -
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Yao Ling Xiang: Reverse Handle Concubine
Tea Accessories, Yixing Teapot, Yixing ware$ 740.00倒把西施
Artist: Yao Ling Xiang, National Associate Master Industrial Artist Pot style: Daoba Xishi (Reverse Handle Concubine) Material: Original Duanni Capacity: 365 ml Year: 2015 Signed certificate 姚玲香、國家助理工藝美術師 原礦段泥 底款：姚玲香製 蓋款：玲香、姚 簽名證書 -
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Yang Li Ya: Zi Jin Sha
Tea Accessories, Yixing Teapot, Yixing ware$ 124.00 – $ 129.00紫金砂
Artist: Yang Li Ya ( National Industrial Artist ) Pot style: Duo Qiu / Pan Hu Material: Zi Jin Sha ( Golden Sand Purple Clay ) Capacity: Duo Qiu 240 ml; Pan Hu 280 ml Stamped certificate 楊麗亞（ 國家工藝美術員 ） 掇球、潘壺 底款：麗亞陶藝 蓋款：楊、麗亞 -
Cold Dew Alishan, bouquet Taiwan oolong
Fuller Bodies, Lighter Aromas, Neutral-Cool Energy, Oolongs, Taiwan, Tea$ 27.00Winter Chin-shin Oolong
In subtropical Taiwan, the intense humidity that creates the misty atmosphere of Alishan — the tallest mountain in the island nation — dissipates partially when the chill of late Autumn sets in. In October, the sky stays clearer for longer. Little leaves that spout during this time have amply stored up for the few drier months ahead. These are great conditions for oolong harvest and processing. Presenting Cold Dew1 Alishan, masterfully rebaked from the premium Autumn harvest of Chin-shin tea trees. Oolongs made from this quintessential Taiwan wulong cultivar have a few times more teaghrelin2 than any others3, though we hope you buy it more for the great taste of this archetypical Taiwan premium oolong.
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Blue Shiiba, Nepali semi-oolong
Floral Aromas, Fuller Bodies, Nepal, the Himalayas, Neutral-Cool Energy, Oolongs, Organic teas, Tea$ 29.90Kyushu wild tea reincarnates as an oolong in the Himalayas
Our Nepali farmer has taken a native wild tea plant from the island of Kyushu, Japan, to try propagating it in the Himalayas. The distinctly different terroir has not been kind to the small leaves so not every harvest gives you a satisfying result. The processing technique has been continuously evolving in the past decade to arrive at what we think is a wonderful manifestation of this unique tea cultivar. A batch as this on offer is rare. To us, it embraces the tea’s heritage as a wok roasted green tea, yet attaining a bouquet found only in fine Taiwan oolongs like that of Wenshan Paochong, while unmistakably carrying the complex tones and finishes afforded by the unique environment on this altitude on the roof of the Earth.
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Phoenix Sweet Osmanthus, traditional flower scented oolong
Fenghuang | Phoenix, Floral Aromas, Fuller Bodies, Neutral-Warm Energy, Oolongs, Tea$ 23.40Traditional basket oven scented
For those who prefer finer tea tastes on top of real flower fragrance in their scented teas, Phoenix Sweet Osmanthus is an ultimate choice. Freshly picked osmanthus flower buds are sprinkled onto a thin layer of Honey Orchid Phoenix oolong in a bamboo basket over low charcoal ash fire. The same way as this has been done for centuries. The result is a natural, sweet, sensually aromatic epicurean experience few other scented teas can compare. Extended reading: Scenting of Phoenix Sweet Osmanthus
Net weight: 40 g (1.4 oz) in Kraft-alu pack -
Serene Water Pearl Tea, traditional green tea
Cool Energy, Green teas, Lighter Aromas, Milder Tastes, Tea, Zhejiang$ 14.80Ping Shui Zhu Cha:
Back-track 3 centuries to when Qing China was still grand and tea was a respectable drink, zhu cha ( pearl tea ) from Ping Shui — the town of Serene Water — approached the price of gold when auctioned in London. As popularity grew, compromised products took over the market and resulted in those greyish bad taste that is known as “gunpowder” today. Tea Hong revives the original sweet tasting jewel of green teas in the same revered and enjoyable quality in the cups of the gentiles in both the East and the West in the good old days, but at a far more democratically accessible price.
Net weight: 60 g (2.1 oz) in Kraft-alu pillow -
Iron Buddha Supreme, Wuyi yancha oolong
Denser Aromas, Fuller Bodies, Oolongs, Tea, Warm Energy, Wuyi-shan$ 29.10Bamboo Forest Tiě Luohan:
Overshadowed by the more promoted Red Cloak, Iron Buddha ( Tiě Luohan ) is actually as taste-worthy, if not more, than any of the so-called “famous” Wuyi oolongs. It is not proven that whether it is the oldest oolong cultivar in Wuyi as they say, but it is certainly one that is not the easiest to cultivate and to produce from. Finding a farmer to process it to the taste profile that befits its legend and our quality demand has been a challenge. It took us 15 years. Presenting Tea Hong’s Iron Buddha Supreme, with that complex charcoal finish yet sweet floral aroma, stout yet lingering “rock tea” taste, delivered gently in a well-balanced infusion in a civilised way. This could very well be the only traditional style Wuyi that any connoisseur would fall in love with.
Net weight: 40 g (1.4 oz) in Kraft-alu pack -
Red Jade, Taiwan TTES#18 black tea
Black teas, Floral Aromas, Fuller Bodies, Neutral Energy, Taiwan, Tea$ 25.80Fragrance of Taiwan:
Deep in the mountains away from the tourist infested Sun Moon Lake, small tea bushes tidily populate small patches of land between tall pines, wild trees and steep slopes. A cross between Burma and a native wild tea, this Hong Yu cultivar, born right here in Yu Chi in 1999, shines with a vibrant deep green. It dominates the ambience with a smell that is both fresh and spicy. Farmers here still process black tea in small batches in the old fashioned way, though with the aid of a few new technologies for monitoring. Red Jade — the Fragrance of Taiwan — has to be so processed to that distinctive floral yet spicy aroma, minty and complex taste on a smooth body to be worthy of name.
Net weight: 40 g (1.4 oz) in Kraft-alu pack -
Imperial Topaz, matured Nepal hand-rolled black tea
Black teas, Floral Aromas, Milder Tastes, Nepal, the Himalayas, Neutral Energy, Organic teas, Tea$ 25.80Hand-rolled Himalayan Tips:
Although tea from this part of the world has not been best known for smoothness, there can be exceptions provided that there is the proper knowledge and experience. Together with the work of Nature. Imperial Topaz is such a tea. Hand-rolled and masterfully processed for a soft and round profile yet rich with the distinctive mineral accents representative of the region, the bright orange infusion delivers what is best from the Himalayas coupled with the modesty and gentleness of a Chinese black. Imperial Topaz is not only a gem of Nepali tea, but also an example of what can be achieved when we tea people share and work together across boundaries.
Net weight: 50 g (1.8 oz) in Kraft-alu pack -
Oriental Beauty, deep oxidation Taiwan oolong
Fuller Bodies, Lighter Aromas, Neutral Energy, Oolongs, Taiwan, Tea$ 29.90Dongfang Meiren
To experience why this unique Taiwan white tip oolong was nicknamed Oriental Beauty by Queen Elizabeth II, you have to taste the real thing. It is perhaps the most demanding tea to process well. Harvested only once a year in summer and after the young leaves are bitten by a kind of tiny leafhopper, genuine Dongfang Meiren can attain its special taste profile only after following the oolong processing routine modified especially for this tea. Tea Hong’s Phong-hong tè — the original name of Oriental Beauty — is a prime selection from the origin in Hsinchu, Taiwan. This tea is also available in a small portion as a part of Tea Taster’s Box: Nine Oolong Samplers.
Net weight: 50 g ( 1.8 oz ) in Kraft-alu pack -
Drum Gongfu Cups: Set of Three
Cups, Tea Accessories, White porcelain$ 9.90Unlike a wide mouth cup such as the lamp shade, or a tall cup such as a magnolia shape, a drum shape cup has a lesser ratio in surface area to volume, allowing it to hold heat relatively longer. As such, there is an advantage when the intention is to have a few sips from a cup, or when you do not want the tea to cool down too quickly because of the ambience or because the infused tea is not that hot in the first place. 3 cups in each unit.
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