In a sort-of follow up to my review of Osulloc’s Volcanic Rock Tea, I’m here with my thoughts on the Osulloc green cup, which was also given to me by the same friend who went to Korea and not actually green in colour (full name on the bottom: “OSULLOC Green Cup (Ivory)”.

Again, I couldn’t find much information on this in English but this is definitely very handy to have in the office. Even with my tiny pot, I still find myself reaching for it because of the inbuilt filter. My little teapot (which looks like this, if you need a refresher) works wonderfully for teas with larger leaves. Teas with smaller leaves, such as Japanese teas, tisanes, or flavoured teas, tend to do slightly more poorly in it. Still, it was better to brew tea in a vessel that gives it the maximum room to expand rather than a teabag, which is why I’ve been using the pot all this time.

But with this book, I can now brew tea that has smaller leaves without worrying about the leaves falling back into the cup after brewing. The filter is easy to remove and fits into the upturned lid.

The cup holds about 200ml of liquid and I think the filter can hold about 2-3 grams of tea, so I can actually get a pretty nice leaf to water ratio when brewing. I’ve used this to brew teas the conventional way, I’ve used it to cold brew teas, and they’ve turned out well each time.

Now, I’m definitely not getting rid of my mini teapot because it really is the best for gongfu brewing (especially teas that need more room than what the diameter of the cup can give to open up) but the Osulloc Green Cup is a great backup for teas that don’t need to be gongfu brewed. I can see it having a permanent place in the office tea drawer.