Early Spring Tieguanyin
Early Spring Tieguanyin
Sourced By the 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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truefloral100lilac, orchidtruefruit60lychee, guava, key limetruevegetal40watercress, sweet grasstruesavory25saffron, almond, cream
Tasting Profile
- floral - lilac, orchid
- fruit - lychee, guava, key lime
- vegetal - watercress, sweet grass
- savory - saffron, almond, cream
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- DATE OF PICKING4/20/2015
- Daping Village Anxi
- ELEVATION1000 meters
- TieguanyinTea Varietal
Master Zhang’s tea fields stretch across the side of a mountain that is almost always covered in mist. The spring water feeding the tea is pristine, crystal clear and sweet as sugar. You can pick leaves right off of Mr. Zhang’s tea plants and eat them fresh, revealing the sweet, pure chlorophyl-packed nature of his tea. Master Zhang and all the farmers in his hillside in Daping are committed to fully organic farming techniques. Master Zhang's earliest spring teas are unusually potent & vibrant.
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46-820830 seconds10762084 seconds3732room temp .8 hours
Steeping Instructions
Western
4 g.6-8
oz.use 208° watersteep 30 secondsresteep many times
add 10 sec. each infusionGongfu
7 g.6 ozuse 208° watersteep 4 seconds
add 3 sec. per steepingenjoy many steepingsIced/Cold
7 g.32
oz. use room temp.° water refrigerate overnight
8 hours hours add ice & enjoy
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