The aroma cups are an important part of the Gong Fu Te ceremony. When we drink tea, most of the experience comes, contrary to what many believe, from the scent and not from the taste itself. Aroma cups are used to smell the brewed tea with all its flavor shades. The long and narrow cup is an aroma cup that is used to smell for the tea. The other short and slightly wider cup is the flavoring cup - it is used to sip for the tea.
Yixing clay, also known as "Purple Sand", is a type of clay produced near yixing in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu. Yixing Teapples has a traditional style that dates from China and dates back to the 1400s. Yixing clay has the property of absorbing aroma by brewing, so it is not recommended to use different types of tea in unglazed yixing jugs and cups. These cups have a white ceramic coating, so it is possible to use them for all types of tea without absorbing aroma from other teas.
Size: High cup: Height: 4.8 cm, Ø: 3.2 cm. Make cup: Height: 3 cm, Ø: 5 cm.