What fully handmade, half-handmade and mold-made or slip-cast Yixing teapots are, how each is built and the signs that help tell them apart.
A short checklist for a first Yixing teapot: the tea, the size and an easy shape, plus mistakes to avoid and what to check when it arrives.
Round, pear and straight-lined Yixing teapot shapes explained: what each name means, how shape changes the pour, and which shapes suit pu-erh.
Four steps to get a new Yixing teapot ready, plus everyday care: hot water only, no soap, one tea per pot.
How the three main Yixing clay families differ, the named clays you will see on our listings, and which teas each one suits.
Zhuni for young raw pu-erh, Zini and the purple clays for ripe and aged pu-erh, and how to choose the right size.
Every tea page at cspuerh.com now has tasting reviews. Score a tea on the five factors from the Pu'er Tea Association's 2026 standard, get a weighted score out of 100, and describe it with 95 defined tasting words. Simple mode takes about three minutes.
The 95 tasting terms in the Pu'er Tea Association's 2026 quality standard, in English and Chinese — aroma, liquor color and taste, plus how the standard scores a pu'er.
What really drives pu-erh prices, from mountain fame and old-arbor leaf to processing and years of storage, and how to find good value without overpaying.
Shop our premium Pu Erh tea collection—available in both ripe and raw varieties! Pu-erh tea, a beloved fermented variety from...
Shop our Pu Erh tea collection, available in both ripe and raw varieties! Pu erh tea, with its rich history...
Shop our premium Pu Erh tea collection—available in both ripe and raw varieties! In the misty mountains of Yunnan Province,...