VISUAL BREWING · GLASSWARE FOR CHINESE TEA
Watch the leaf unfold — glass made for tea
tea.glass curates borosilicate teapots, gaiwans, fairness pitchers and tasting cups built for one purpose — to show the tea. Heat-shock tested, lead-free, and chosen by sommeliers who pour every day. No yixing here — see tea.equipment for clay.
120+
glass pieces in stock
3.3
borosilicate expansion coefficient
−20 → 150 °C
thermal-shock range
14
visual teas profiled
6
in-house tea experts on QA
BROWSE BY VESSEL
Six categories — one transparent material
Each piece is matched to a brewing style. Filter by capacity, wall thickness and pouring profile.
WHAT JUST LANDED
Fresh on the shelves this month
EDITORS' PICKS
Four vessels we actually use
Selected by our sommelier team in Shantou and Saint Petersburg, after a season of daily pouring.
WHO TESTS THE GLASS
Sommelier-led quality control
Every vessel that ships from tea.glass has been poured through by our experts — looking at heat retention, pour line, and how clearly the tea reads through the wall.
BEFORE YOU BUY
Honest answers about glass for tea
Is borosilicate really safer than regular glass?
Yes — its low thermal expansion (≈3.3 × 10⁻⁶/K) lets it move from cool to near-boiling without cracking. We don't stock soda-lime glass for hot brewing.
Can I use glass for pu-erh or aged oolong?
You can, but darker teas don't reward visual brewing. For sheng and shou we point readers to puerh.app and tea.equipment for clay-based vessels that hold heat longer.
Do you ship internationally?
Yes — fragile-pack via worldtea.shop logistics. EU, UK, US and most of Asia-Pacific. Lead time 7 – 14 days.
How do I clean stained glass?
Warm water, baking soda paste, soft cloth. No dishwasher — detergent residue dulls the wall and changes how light reads through your liquor.
START WITH ONE GOOD VESSEL