1985 Special Grade Qing Xiang Aged Tieguanyin

Crafted by Master Zhang

Master Zhang’s family has tended the Tieguanyin of Daping Village for generations. His tea is fed by sweet mountain springs and grows on the cloud-enveloped peaks of Anxi.

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spice
100
redwood, camphor
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fruit
90
elderberry, mandarin peel
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savory
65
caramel
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floral
35
hibiscus
Tasting Profile
- spice - redwood, camphor
- fruit - elderberry, mandarin peel
- savory - caramel
- floral - hibiscus

- DATE OF PICKINGSpring 1985
- Daping VillageAnxi, Fujian
- ELEVATION1000
- TieguanyinTea Varietal
This extremely limited 1985 harvest is unique among Aged Tieguanyin because Master Zhang set aside a reserve grade picking and gave it only light “Qing Xiang” processing, allowing age, not roast, to slowly bring out deep complex flavor. The extremely high quality leaf comes through even thirty years after picking with deep sweet and lingering redwood bark and elderberry fragrance. This tea is a true opportunity to see the potential in aging the finest oolongs.

'Wild flowers grow freely among natural flora and established tea hedges. The constant flowering works double duty – attracting insects away from the growing tea leaves while infusing the growing plants with their complex aroma.'

5
6-8
212
30 seconds
15-30
7
6
212
10 seconds
3
5
12
212
8 hours
Steeping Instructions
Western
5 g.6-8
oz.use 212° watersteep 30 secondsresteep many times
add 15-30 sec. each infusion
Gongfu
7 g.6 ozuse 212° watersteep 10 seconds
add 3 sec. per steepingenjoy many steepings
Iced/Cold
5 g.12
oz.use room temp. waterrefrigerate overnight
8 hoursadd ice & enjoy