Travel Gongfu Gaiwan Tea Set – Butter Jade White
Travel Gongfu Gaiwan Tea Set – Butter Jade White
Travel Gongfu Gaiwan Tea Set – Butter Jade White
Travel Gongfu Gaiwan Tea Set – Butter Jade White
Travel Gongfu Gaiwan Tea Set – Butter Jade White
Travel Gongfu Gaiwan Tea Set – Butter Jade White
Travel Gongfu Gaiwan Tea Set – Butter Jade White
Travel Gongfu Gaiwan Tea Set – Butter Jade White
Travel Gongfu Gaiwan Tea Set – Butter Jade White
Travel Gongfu Gaiwan Tea Set – Butter Jade White
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Travel Gongfu Gaiwan Tea Set – Butter Jade White

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Travel Gongfu Gaiwan Tea Set – Butter Jade White

Good tea shouldn't have to stay home. This travel gaiwan set packs a full gongfu brew into a small zip-up case — so you can have a proper cup on a trip, at the office, or out on a quiet morning somewhere.

It's made of butter jade white ceramic, smooth and softly creamy, with a fine gold rim around the gaiwan. Simple, elegant, and tougher than it looks.

Inside the case you get a 200ml gaiwan, three cups and a glass fairness cup — enough for one to three people to share a pot.

It's the kind of portable tea set that turns a spare half-hour into something nicer: brew, pour, sit for a moment. And it makes a thoughtful tea set gift for anyone who travels, or just likes their tea wherever they are.

What tea to drink with this set

The glaze is neutral and won't hold flavour, so you can brew almost anything and switch freely. A gaiwan cools quickly and gives you fine control, so it's happiest with lighter, fragrant teas:

Black tea and everyday pu-erh work too. For darker, aged teas, clay teaware suits them better.

Which Chinese teaware suits which tea

A quick guide to matching a ceramic gaiwan, ceramic teapot or zisha clay teapot to the tea you drink.

Tea type Ceramic gaiwan Ceramic teapot Zisha clay teapot
Green tea Best Too hot Avoid
White tea (fresh) Best Too hot Avoid
Yellow tea Best Too hot Avoid
Oolong tea (light) Great Works Good
Oolong tea (roasted) Works Works Best
Black tea Good Good Good
Raw pu-erh (young) Best Too hot Duanni clay
Ripe / aged pu-erh OK Works Best
Hei cha (dark tea) OK Works Best

Best / good  Works  Avoid

Ceramic gaiwan — neutral and quick to cool, so it brews delicate teas without stewing them. Best for green tea, white tea, yellow tea and young raw pu-erh.

Ceramic teapot — holds heat a little longer. A versatile all-rounder, best for black tea and relaxed everyday brewing.

Zisha clay teapot — retains heat and seasons over time, deepening the brew. Best for roasted oolong, black tea, ripe pu-erh and hei cha. Use one tea per pot, as the clay holds onto flavour.

Duanni clay is a porous type of zisha clay that breathes more than most. It softens astringency, which makes it the one clay that suits young raw pu-erh as well as lighter teas.

What's in the box

  • 1 × gaiwan (200ml) · 3 × tea cups (65ml) · 1 × glass fairness cup (cha hai, 270ml) · 1 × tea towel · 1 × travel carry case
  • A complete travel gongfu tea set for one to three people — brew, share and pack away
  • Butter jade white ceramic with a fine gold rim, high-fired and food-safe for hot tea
  • Everything zips into a soft padded case — easy to carry and well protected
  • A practical portable tea set, and a thoughtful tea set gift for anyone who travels

At home, set it on a tea tray to catch the water; when you head out, it all packs back into the case. The best of both.
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