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2026 Anxi Jin Guanyin

2026 Anxi Jin Guanyin

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Anxi's Most Famous Hybrid
Master Zhang grafts Huang Jin Gui varietal to Tieguanyin root stock, creating this stunning, well rounded hybrid with notes of prickly pear, flaky pastry, tulsi, lilac and a juicy cooling texture.
Spring 2026 ♦ Modern Green Finish
Anxi's Most Famous Hybrid
Master Zhang grafts Huang Jin Gui varietal to Tieguanyin root stock, creating this stunning, well rounded hybrid with notes of prickly pear, flaky pastry, tulsi, lilac and a juicy cooling texture.
Spring 2026 ♦ Modern 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 PICKINGSPRING 2026
    • Daping VillageAnxi, Fujian
    • ELEVATION1000 meters
    • Huang Jin Gui + TieguanyinTea Varietal

    This Jin Guanyin is an unique varietal made by grafting Huang Jin Gui onto Tieguanyin root stock, combining the fruit and floral aromatics of Huang Jin Gui with the creamy and grassy flavor of Tieguanyin for a rich and well balanced oolong. Master Zhang loves working with teas like Jin Guanyin that give him room to affect flavor and aftertaste through not just finishing craft but also the actual craft involved in agriculture and cultivation itself. 

  • true
    65
    flaky pastry
    true
    70
    prickly pear
    true
    70
    clover, lilac
    true
    75
    ginseng, cardamom
    true
    65
    basil, tulsi
    true
    thick, cooling, resinous

    Tasting Profile

    • savory - flaky pastry
    • fruit - prickly pear
    • floral - clover, lilac
    • spice - ginseng, cardamom
    • vegetal - basil, tulsi
    • texture - thick, cooling, resinous

  • 'In his own words, Master Zhang describes the differences between different Anxi oolong tea varietals growing in his fields above Daping, Anxi. From Mao Xie and Tieguanyin to Mei Zhan, Qilan and Ben Shan, a wide variety of cultivars grow side-by-side'


Master Zhang also recommends

  • 5
    6-8
    208
    30 seconds
    10
    5
    4-5
    208
    10 seconds
    2
    5
    12
    room temp
    8 hours

    Steeping Instructions

    Western

    5 g.6-8
    oz.
    use 208° watersteep 30 secondsresteep many times
    add 10 sec. each infusion

    Gongfu

    5 g.4-5 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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