Last week, I received a very special gift from Umi Tea Sets: a Yixing Red Clay Xi Shi Lotus Teapot. As someone who loves tea but usually brews it in larger Western-style teapots, this was my very first Yixing teapot, and I couldnโt wait to try it. When I unboxed it, I was struck by… Continue reading My First Yixing Teapot