Saturday, April 17, 2010

Tie Guan Yin (铁观音)

(Iron Goddess of Mercy)
A delicate, new-green like, specialty Oolong with a hint of flora



Infusion Essentials
(based on 177 ml water)
Temp 90 °C
Time 2.5 min
Amt 4 g
Re-Infusablity 2X

With spring exploding all around, fate found me in the form of a fourteen gram sampler from SpecialTeas. Tie Guan Yin’s leaf is very spring like in it’s new tea body, followed by a honeysuckle after taste. It’s nose contains this wonderful flora, bringing about springtime memories as a boy with honeysuckle all around.
Do not let it fool you. There are no flowers added like Jasmine. Yes, this is an Oolong, not a Green! Try Tie Guan Yin if you are in the mood for something different, or even new to Chinese teas. This tea is a great starting place, also an oasis for the well traveled of connoisseurs.

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