
You've seen this teapot last week, but I want to show it bathing in the morning sun:

Cooperation and Maturity.
David's teapot making skills have improved dramatically since I paid him a visit last year. He has listened carefully and embedded my advice in his pots without changing his style. The shapes are more harmonious. The tea flow from the spout is clean and quiet. The size is 19 cl for 233 grams approximately.
Thanks to the higher temperature reached in what David says was his best firing in the last 5 years, the teapot is less porous. I have tested it successfully with raw puerh and even classic roasted Dong Ding Oolong. Compared to the same Oolong brewed in a gaiwan, the tea felt fruitier and had a broader range of flavors. And most importantly, the taste acquired more depth and length.
Small cups.
David Louveau de la Guigneraye also continues to make very free and rough cups of 4/5 cl (80 grams):

Update: The clay of these cups is mixed with sand, a coarser material that better withstands very high temperatures. The cups were then placed near the fire, at the entrance of the kiln. This is why their shape isn't evenly round. The fire was so strong, that it reshaped them and gave them these beautiful red colors.
Teapot number 2 (sold):


I compared the gaiwan and teapot with the Dong Ding roasted Oolong this afternoon. When I wanted to continue to brew the tea tonight, the leaves in the gaiwan tasted old and a little sour. I disliked it and didn't drink it. However, with the teapot, I was able to enjoy 3 more brews! The porous and natural clay has helped to keep the open leaves fresh.
In a related test, I kept the spent raw puerh leaves in the teapot for a week and didn't notice any change during this time. These wood fired teapots preserve the leaves very well.
Now, I have to test how well this new jar stores dry leaves!
