square metallic tray oolong_taiwan coating the entire mouth like

coating the entire mouth like a cooling breeze

Some aged oolongs require a hearty rinse before their true beauty is revealed

The raw materials are sourced from their 100-acre Laocong old tea garden

its four sides rising up like a stratovolcano

A discreet hole in the side allows emptying when full (and possibly even attachment of a drainage pipe)

square metallic tray oolong_taiwan coating the entire mouth likeGlinting quietly on the tea table, this ceramic block gashed by jagged openings resembles rock melting around a vent or hewn from veins of precious ore. The pitted, grey surface has been filled above with pockets of lustrous glaze and sunk at its center to make a place for a teapot or gaiwan, and any drips or discards will gravitate through the openings into the hollow interior. A discreet hole in the side allows emptying when full (and possibly even