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2023 Spring Tieguanyin

2023 Spring Tieguanyin

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Iconic, true high elevation
Tieguanyin
The tea that put Anxi on the map, masterfully finished by Zhang Rongde and his fifty years experience with oolong craft. Classic notes of saffron, jasmine, melon, cucumber and cream
The tea that put Anxi on the map, masterfully finished by Zhang Rongde and his fifty years experience with oolong craft. Fresh Spring harvest coming soon + available to pre-order!
Spring 2023 ♦ Green Finish
Iconic, true high elevation
Tieguanyin
The tea that put Anxi on the map, masterfully finished by Zhang Rongde and his fifty years experience with oolong craft. Classic notes of saffron, jasmine, melon, cucumber and cream
The tea that put Anxi on the map, masterfully finished by Zhang Rongde and his fifty years experience with oolong craft. Fresh Spring harvest coming soon + available to pre-order!
Spring 2023 ♦ Green 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 2023
    • Daping VillageAnxi, Fujian
    • ELEVATION1000 m
    • TieguanyinTea Varietal

    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.

  • true
    90
    honeydew melon
    true
    80
    saffron, jasmine
    true
    45
    cucumber mint
    true
    60
    creamy vanilla pudding
    true
    65
    fresh candied ginger
    true
    sparkling, creamy

    Tasting Profile

    • floral - honeydew melon
    • floral - saffron, jasmine
    • vegetal - cucumber mint
    • savory - creamy vanilla pudding
    • spice - fresh candied ginger
    • texture - sparkling, creamy


Master Zhang also recommends

  1. 2023 Spring Anxi Rou Gui
    2023 Spring Anxi Rou Gui

    Rou Gui is better known as a roasted oolong from Wuyi, famous in Wuyi for its intense and aromatic cinnamon flavor. Master Zhang's Rou Gui varietal bushes grow among Tieguanyin fields and wildflowers, and benefit from sweet mountain spring water. Master Zhang's careful finish on this unique rolled Anxi Rou Gui brings out not just rich cinnamon spice, but also dessert-like complexity and aftertaste.

  2. 2023 Original Wulong Revival
    2023 Original Wulong Revival

    Master Zhang is a true innovator. He doesn’t make tea to follow trends. He experiments and takes risks to make tea better for the generations to come. This Original Wulong Revival uses the older Ben Shan varietal leaf and undergoes three times more careful hand turning and fluffing than modern Anxi oolong. For finishing, it is loosely rolled in the oldest style of oolong making that is half strip style and half ball, with many of the leaves more strip-style than rolled. Master Zhang describes the shape as a dragonfly. This hand processing and shaping yields a different tea - a genre of its own outside of Wuyi style, Guangdong style or Anxi style. The light roast is rewarding and brings out a unique savory sweet complexity we don’t see in other teas from Master Zhang.

  3. 2023 Full Roast Wulong Revival
    2023 Full Roast Wulong Revival
    Master Zhang’s classic Oolong Revival is full of deep rich cozy toasty overtones, enveloping the palate with a thick texture. This year for the first time, Master Zhang is complimenting all these cozy flavors with a deep dark roast which caramelizes the sugars in the leaves and produces beautiful dark sweet dessert flavor to the forefront. As always, Master Zhang’s expert roasting preserves the vibrant floral and fruity “core” of the tea without overpowering, a difficult feat to achieve after a full 24 hours straight of withering, turning and fluffing that is highly variable and dependent on each day’s specific weather.
  • '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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