1990 Aged Tieguanyin
1990 Aged Tieguanyin
Distinctly funky
vintage Tieguanyin
Master Zhang allowed this tea to age with less re-roasting so it could develop more like classic pu’er and take on deep, foresty undertones. Notes of sandalwood, bamboo shoot, and caramel.
Spring 1990 ♦ Partly Roasted
Crafted by Master Zhang
Environmentalist and award-winning craftsman, Master Zhang is committed to pioneering low-impact tea farming that replenishes natural forests on his high elevation Anxi mountain plot.
Master Zhang devotes his energy to introducing rare varietals of tea to increase biodiversity and researching ancient finishing techniques to make rich, aromatic oolong unlike anything else in the world.
- DATE OF PICKING5/25/1990
- Daping VillageAnxi, Fujian
- ELEVATION1000
- TieguanyinTea Varietal
This limited 1990 harvest of aged Tieguanyin stands out as unique from the others because the leaves were hand-processed by Master Zhang using traditional Oolong Revival style, where one end of leaf is slightly curled and the other is extended. Master Zhang describes the shape as a ‘dragonfly’. These leaves were turned and fluffed three times the normal standard for modern Tieguanyin. The result of this unique processing and the 25 years of age creates a deep shu pu’er-like earthy flavor most similar to the clean fermentation of Xingyang shu pu’ers. We have never tasted anything like this in an oolong. It has the foresty richness of shu pu’er but the sweet caramel aftertaste of oolong.
Tasting Profile
- spice - 'chen xiang' sandalwood, forest
- vegetal - celery, bamboo shoot
- savory - caramel, butter
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Steeping Instructions
Western
5 g.6-8
oz.use 212° watersteep 30 secondsresteep many times
add 15-30 sec. each infusionGongfu
7 g.6 ozuse 212° watersteep 10 seconds
add 3 sec. per steepingenjoy many steepingsIced/Cold
5 g.12
oz.use room temp. waterrefrigerate overnight
8 hoursadd ice & enjoy