If you're passionate about tea, you’ve probably heard of Yixing teapots—those earthy, elegant vessels handmade from Chinese zisha clay. They’re prized for how they absorb and enhance the flavor of tea over time. But one important rule often gets overlooked:
Never use a Yixing teapot for floral or scented teas.
Why? Because these teapots remember everything. Their porous clay walls absorb the tea’s essence and help deepen the flavor with each use—but that’s only a good thing if you’re brewing a single type of tea.
Floral teas, like jasmine or osmanthus, have strong, perfumed oils that can permanently infuse the pot. Once that happens, your pot may forever carry floral notes—even when you're brewing a robust pu-erh or a roasted oolong.
Here’s what to do instead:
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Use glass, porcelain, or glazed ceramic teapots for flower or flavored teas.
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Reserve your Yixing pot for one specific kind of tea—like sheng pu-erh, tieguanyin, or lapsang souchong.
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Rinse your pot well, but remember: once scented, always scented.
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