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Brewing Essentials

Start brewing high quality whole leaves today with these teaware options. On the go, at your desk, or at the tea table, these basic tools will brew the best cup.

  • Side-view of a terracotta-colored teacup.
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    Yixing Tasting Cup

    $5.00

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    Yixing Tasting Cup

    Side-view of a terracotta-colored teacup.
    Side-view of a terracotta-colored teacup.
    View of the inside of a teacup, the inside is white and the outside is terracotta-colored.
    The bottom of a terracotta-colored teacup, with a maker's mark stamped into the foot.
    Two teacups, terracotta-colored on the outside, white on the inside. A teapot and a pitcher full of tea are out of focus in the background.

    $5.00

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    These are our shop cups, used for all the tastings that we conduct day in and day out. They're pretty basic: crafted of yixing clay, then given a pure white glaze on the inside. For use with your own gong fu cha preparation.

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  • A matte black digital tea scale with a digital display showing 0.00 grams, placed on a white background.
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    Digital Tea Scale

    $15.00

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    Digital Tea Scale

    A matte black digital tea scale with a digital display showing 0.00 grams, placed on a white background.
    A matte black digital tea scale with a digital display showing 0.00 grams, placed on a white background.
    A matte black scale with a lid placed off-kilter resting on the scale.
    A matte black scale on a white background with the display turned off.
    A matte black scale on a white background. The lid is on, covering everything up.
    Bottom of a matte black scale. It has a sliding panel to insert batteries into, and four small feet on the corners.

    $15.00

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    Easy to use, with an unbranded matte black design, this minimalist scale is perfect for portioning premium tea leaves for gongfu brewing. The scale is accurate to 0.01 grams, with a maximum capacity of... →


  • White ceramic tea dish from the wider back side, with Formosa oolong tea leaves inside.
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    White Tea Dish

    $16.00

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    White Tea Dish

    White ceramic tea dish from the wider back side, with Formosa oolong tea leaves inside.
    White ceramic tea dish from the wider back side, with Formosa oolong tea leaves inside.
    Side view of a white ceramic tea dish.
    Back view of a white ceramic tea dish.
    Front view of the pouring spout of a white ceramic tea dish.
    The bottom of a white tea dish, narrow at one end and wide at the other, with the Red Blossom Tea Company logo in the foot.

    $16.00

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    A simple and beautifully shaped vessel for holding your tea leaves. We use it at the shop as a presentation dish to show the tea before brewing. For gong fu cha, the tea dish is an elegant intermediary between a canister of tea and the... →


  • A steel strainer in the shape of a bodhi leaf leaned against a glass server. A pair of white cups and a gaiwan are in the background.
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    Leaf Strainer

    $12.00

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    Leaf Strainer

    A steel strainer in the shape of a bodhi leaf leaned against a glass server. A pair of white cups and a gaiwan are in the background.
    A steel strainer in the shape of a bodhi leaf leaned against a glass server. A pair of white cups and a gaiwan are in the background.
    Steel leaf strainer in the shape of a bodhi leaf leaning against a glass server.
    A hand in motion starting to pour a gaiwan, using a metal strainer placed over the glass server to catch any leaves.
    Metal strainer placed over a glass server being used to filter out leaves slipping through a gaiwan being poured from above.
    Metal leaf strainer in the shape of a bodhi leaf over a glass server of tea. Two white teacups in the background.
    Close up of the base of the metal leaf strainer, showing the type of food-grade stainless steel used to make it.

    $12.00

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    Our Leaf Strainer is an elegant and completely unique way to filter your loose leaf tea when brewing gongfu-style or decanting into a mug. Crafted from... →


  • A pack of tea sachets displayed next to the box they come in.
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    Tea Sachets

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    Tea Sachets

    A pack of tea sachets displayed next to the box they come in.
    A pack of tea sachets displayed next to the box they come in.
    A tea sachet standing filled with chrysanthemum buds. More chrysanthemum buds are raining down from above.
    A tea sachet filled with chrysanthemum buds next to a box of tea sachets.
    A glass cup with a tea sachet filled with tea brewing. A box of more sachets are in the background.

    $12.00

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    Our packable Tea Sachets make it easy to enjoy your favorite whole leaf teas with all the convenience of a tea bag. Crafted from a premium, plant-based material, our Tea Sachets won't alter the taste of your tea and they're even industrially compostable after use!... →