I adore this tea pot. Not only is it a piece that brings joy to look at and handle, brews tea perfectly, but it is also wonderfully functional. It has become my daily personal tea pot, but also nice if I'm sharing tea with just one friend. It is just the right size, allowing me to make just the right amount, 2x 6 oz cups of tea per brew. Only improvement I can consider is, why not just make a version of this without a spout to use as a mug? It is the perfect size and with the lid being so convenient to flip over and hold the infuser, it'd be perfect and wouldn't require me to carry a separate cup with me when I take my brewing tea upstairs to my desk. Eh. But I digress, the spout pours nicely, and it does make this tea pot more functional for sharing. And because of the shape and how fine the mesh of the infuser basket is, I can strain out even the smallest particles. Overall, it is superior to every other personal tea pot or infuser mug I've used in practically every way.