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2026 Spring Traditional Tieguanyin

2026 Spring Traditional Tieguanyin

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Old-school craft meets
Anxi’s classic oolong
Master Zhang’s old-school roast brings out incredible depth and complexity in classic true Tieguanyin varietal. Notes of spice cake, apricot, ginger, rose petal and cooling aftertaste.
Spring 2026 ♦ Traditional Finish
Master Zhang’s old-school roast brings out incredible depth and complexity in classic true Tieguanyin varietal. Fresh Spring harvest available to pre-order + coming soon!
ETA: early August ♦ Traditional Finish
Old-school craft meets
Anxi’s classic oolong
Master Zhang’s old-school roast brings out incredible depth and complexity in classic true Tieguanyin varietal. Notes of spice cake, apricot, ginger, rose petal and cooling aftertaste.
Spring 2026 ♦ Traditional Finish
Master Zhang’s old-school roast brings out incredible depth and complexity in classic true Tieguanyin varietal. Fresh Spring harvest available to pre-order + coming soon!
ETA: early August ♦ Traditional Finish
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Crafted by Master Zhang

Environmentalist and award-winning craftsman, Master Zhang is committed to pioneering low-impact tea farming that replenished 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 PICKINGMay 2026
    • Daping VillageAnxi, Fujian
    • ELEVATION1000 m
    • TieguanyinTea Varietal

    Master Zhang excels at finishing his traditional Tieguanyin. He works to bring out the florals and strengthen them, allowing the green quality of the tea to shine through while providing a sweet and nuanced counterbalance through delicate roasting. This is the tea that Master Zhang grew up with and his greatest passion. The mist shaded mountain air and sweet spring water make this true Tieguanyin varietal tea even more nuanced. 

  • true
    100
    treacle spice cake
    true
    90
    ginger, cardamom
    true
    70
    caramelized banana, apricot
    true
    55
    rose petal
    true
    cooling, juicy, rich

    Tasting Profile

    • savory - treacle spice cake
    • spice - ginger, cardamom
    • fruit - caramelized banana, apricot
    • floral - rose petal
    • texture - cooling, juicy, rich

Master Zhang also recommends:

  1. 1990 Aged Tieguanyin
    1990 Aged Tieguanyin
    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.
  2. 2026 Spring Tieguanyin
    2026 Spring Tieguanyin
    Master Zhang is proud to be sharing true Tieguanyin varietal oolong, fed by mountain spring water and grown without pesticides or fertilizers under the high mountain mist. Most Tieguanyin sold is actually Benshan or other similar varietals which lack the long drawn out aftertaste of Tieguanyin. The biodiversity of Daping lends complexity and depth of flavor to this tea, with a compelling combination of fresh aroma, clean flavor and compelling aftertaste.
  3. 2005 Aged Tieguanyin
    2005 Aged Tieguanyin
    Master Zhang is making some of the finest Tieguanyin in the world. Based in Daping village at the very highest peaks of Gande, Anxi. His terraced fields are overgrown with wildflowers, and fed by naturally sweet and clear mountain spring water. Master Zhang's slow and subtle roasting and aging process adds deep lingering spice to the Tieguanyin florals. This ten year old harvest is already rich and full of spice.

  • 'The beauty of Master Zhang’s tieguanyin tea fields cannot be understated. We wandered his fields for hours, taking the smells, the sounds, the clean air and the sunshine. The precious micro-climate created by the peaks is an invaluable resource.'

  • 5
    6-8
    208
    20 seconds
    10
    5
    6
    208
    10 seconds
    2
    5
    12
    room temp
    8 hours

    Steeping Instructions

    Western

    5 g.6-8
    oz.    use 208° watersteep 20 secondsresteep many times
    add 10 sec. each infusion

    Gongfu

    5 g.6 ozuse 208° watersteep 10 seconds
    add 2 sec. per steeping    enjoy many steepings

    Iced/Cold

    5 g.12
    oz.    use room temp. waterrefrigerate overnight
    8 hours    add ice & enjoy

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